Your Superstack is coming down faster than they planned, eh?
Bonjour du Nord — c'est Sudbury, on lâche pas. Let's go.
Okay, voyons donc, I just saw this piece about the Superstack, and my jaw kinda dropped. Like, you know it's coming down, right? But Northern Ontario Business is reporting that they're actually exceeding their demolition targets for the year. The original plan was to take off about 30 feet a month, but they're doing way better than that, drilling down faster than expected. It's wild to think about a landmark that has defined our skyline, literally visible from pretty much anywhere you stand in the city – whether you’re driving past the Big Nickel or walking the boardwalk at Bell Park – shrinking before our eyes.
### What This Means for Sudbury
This isn't just about a big chimney disappearing; it’s about a massive piece of our history and our identity changing. For so long, the Superstack was *the* beacon, a reminder of the industry that built this city. Now, it's becoming a symbol of something else: * **A changing landscape:** The view from Ramsey Lake is going to be fundamentally different. * **Environmental progress:** It's a physical representation of how far we've come with re-greening our land. * **A new era:** Sudbury is always evolving, and this is another visible sign of that transformation.
I mean, growing up, you’d see it from every soccer field, from the Laurentian campus, from the slag heaps in Copper Cliff. It was just *there*. It's a reminder that even the biggest structures, the ones that feel permanent, eventually change. It’s a good thing, a sign of progress, but it still feels… momentous, you know? Like, what will visitors photograph first when they come to Dynamic Earth now, eh?
Bonjour du Nord — c'est Sudbury, on lâche pas. Let's go.
You know, Keith and the crew on the morning show probably have some strong opinions on this — catch it live at mornings.live.