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Originally Posted by Acajack
My view may be skewed by over-representation of francophones in my Northern Ontario connections, but my impression has always been that the NE functions as a triangular entity focused on Timmins-Sudbury-North Bay with spinoffs to the Kapuskasing and Tri-Town (Timiskaming) regions.
Beyond that, people from the NE look mostly to Toronto and Ottawa.
The Soo is kind of off on its own and has its own small sphere of influence.
As do Thunder Bay and the NW.
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In the Northeast, Temiskaming Shores (former tri-towns), Kirkland Lake and Kapuskasing have lost a lot of clout. Timmins is starting to lose quite a bit now. Sudbury of course gets the most focus by far and now to the point where residents in other Northeastern cities are saying the government only works to help that city. North Bay and the Sault still are seen as important but nothing like Sudbury. It's pretty much a view today where it's all about the largest city and urbanization.