Cartier, Ontario
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Cartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Cartier is located in Sudbury District, on Highway 144 approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury.
[edit] History
In 1885 the community was known as Archer. In 1888 it was officially named Cartier after the township, which was named to honour Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873), joint premier of the province of Canada with Sir John A. Macdonald from 1857 to 1862. The township was named by surveyor H. B. Proudfoot.
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