Creighton Mine

There are several books available about Creighton

There Were No Stangers – put out by the Anderson Farm Museum, available at the Library

There Were No Strangers   

Heartfelt Memories of Creighton Mine, Chronicles of an Ontario Hometown, by John Tricco, Alexander Kowalenko and Earl Waytowich, –  Available for sale and at the library

See also: Creighton Mine

Marker stone at historic site of the community of Creighton Mine

Creighton Mine, also known as simply Creighton, is located near the intersection of Municipal Road 24 and Highway 144. The community, established in 1900 as an INCO company town, took its name from the geographic township in which it is located, which was named by the province of Ontario in the 1880s for MPP David Creighton.

The town had a population of around 2,200 at its peak in the 1940s,^[12] although the population slowly declined after improvements in the area’s transportation networks made it easier for workers to live away from the company townsite.^[12]

In 1986, the town was closed down.^[12] and all of the town’s homes and businesses were torn down or moved to Lively.^[12] Some residents initially fought the plan, but were not successful in convincing the company to change its plans.^[12] Upgrading the town’s water, sewer, and road systems to contemporary standards would have cost the company over $10 million,^[12] a cost which the company deemed to be prohibitive. By 1989, most buildings had been demolished, and the town officially had no residents.^[13]

A few streets, sidewalks, and building foundations can still be found in the area. A monument was also placed in the community commemorating the people of Creighton.

The historic paymaster‘s cabin from Creighton was moved to the Anderson Farm Museum where an annual reunion continues to bring former residents and family together to share their memories of their former community.

The mine is also the site of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.

Aerial 1950

Aerial 1953

3 Shaft