Ruel is an unincorporated community in geographic Blewett Township[3] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The community is on the Opikinimika River, part of the James Bay drainage basin, just over the height of land between the latter basin and the Great Lakes Basin.
Ruel | |
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  Ruel Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 47°15′40″N 81°28′11″W / 47.26111°N 81.46972°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Part | Sudbury, Unorganized, North |
| Established | 1912 |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | P0M |
| Area code(s) | 705,249 |
Ruel station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and was named for Gerard Ruel, Assistant Solicitor for the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR). It has a passing siding, and is served by Via Rail Canadian trains. The next community eastbound is Lapalmes, but the next served community is Felix one more community further east; the next community westbound is Stupart, but the next served community is Westree one more community further west.
| Preceding station |  Via Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westree toward Vancouver
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The Canadian | Felix toward Toronto
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References
edit- ^ a b "Ruel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-20. (community)
- ^ Elevation taken from Google Earth at geographical coordinates, accessed 2014-05-20.
- ^ "Blewett" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
Other map sources:
- Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-05-20.