Cartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Cartier is located in the Sudbury District, on Highway 144 approximately 20 kilometres north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury.
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 Etienne 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.
46°42′00″N 81°33′00″W / 46.700°N 81.550°W
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