Sudbury

Inco has been part of life in Sudbury, Ontario for well over 100 years. For much of that time, the community was known only as a mining town, but today the City of Greater Sudbury is the government, manufacturing, educational and medical centre of northeastern Ontario.

Inco is a proud partner with the people of Sudbury. We have played a significant role in building the infrastructure of the city, and promoting its growth, diverse culture and rich sense of community.

  2004 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Contributed $269,500 (Cdn. $350,000) to the Greater Sudbury area through our corporate donations program.
• Contributed $328,000 (Cdn. $426,330) to the United Way Sudbury and District - raised by employees, pensioners, the company and through special events.
• Held bi-monthly meetings with members of the Copper Cliff Citizens Liaison Committee to ensure that local residents have a voice on issues associated with our operations.
• Continued to play a large role in community governance with universities, colleges, the hospital and other institutions.
• Held open houses in the spring and fall in Lively, Ontario, to inform residents about our progress on controlling blowing tailings dust.
• Continued to support and participate in the Sudbury Soils Study, which is conducting a detailed quantitative health and environmental risk assessment of six metals/metalloids emitted from historical smelting activities.
• Hosted two update meetings, including a September dinner with the Inco Board of Directors, for a cross-section of some 60 community leaders from the political, social, environmental, educational and mine supply sectors.

  2005 GOALS

• Continue to meet twice annually with a cross-section of key community leaders to share news of our operations and listen to what's important to Sudburians.
• Continue our bi-monthly meetings of the Copper Cliff Citizens Liaison Committee as we strive to live in harmony with our closest neighbours.
• Continue to work with the Sudbury Soils Study stakeholders and Public Advisory Committee to provide effective communication of the study's findings to the Greater Sudbury community.
• Continue to support undertakings important to the Sudbury community and the organizations that operate there, including participating in the city's new branding initiative.
• Continue to administer a community investment fund that supports charitable causes in the areas of education, health and welfare, and the arts.