Ruel, Ontario

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
Ruel
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°15′40″N 81°28′11″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictSudbury
PartSudbury, Unorganized, North
Established1912 (1912)
Elevation412 m (1,352 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code
P0M
Area code(s)705,249

Ruel railway 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 (served by Felix railway station) one more community further east; the next community westbound is Stupart, but the next served community is Westree (served by Westree railway station) one more community further west.

References
  1. "Ruel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-20. (community)
  2. Elevation taken from Google Earth at geographical coordinates, accessed 2014-05-20.
  3. "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.

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