The Eye of the Sudbury SuperStack

[@RobertKohut]

After decades of seeing the Stack from the ground and even working right beside it, it is great to get a new perspective. Great video!!

[@philt5782]

I get all the pros and cons arguments over Super Stack but back when I was a little kid I used to look in awe at the size of it. When we used to drive from Manitoulin we knew we were nearing Suds when we could see Superstack... We'd get so excited.."There's Super Stack!!".... Even when driving back from TO late at night I'd be asleep and my mom would wake me up so I wouldn't miss seeing Super Stack all lit up. I know one day it'll be demolished and I'll be very sad to see it go for my own little reasons. But I understand progress and those that have had to live around it for the past 35 years or so. Thanks for the video.

[@rickenman9844]

1.) it's too far from city center to cause noticeable problems 2.) the amount it pumps out, realistically, isn't a lot, at least compared to many other types of smelters 3.) it's too high in the air for that anyway 4.) it's actually considered by MANY Sudburians to be a type of tourist attraction

[@loljosh31]

Yes but yes

[@EpicEric2002]

Yes they better not tear it down

[@MichaelSmith-yz9zz]

it was built this tall because Sudbury is a crater and the previous stack was too short that it would completely pollute the city. In the 1970's you could taste the sulfur in the air

[@Cratercitysmith]

@@MichaelSmith-yz9zzand you can also see the effects everywhere with the black stained exposed bedrock that the city is built on

[@onefyn55chevy]

I'm from Sudbury,that's the same with everything I live in Alberta and now their all saying no pipelines dirty oil in the west but they stop their complaining when it gets to -40 and they have to heat the home.

[@BobReed1]

Great footage! I am sitting here at home over 500 miles from that smoke stack and the video left my palms sweating. I hate heights.

[@troybingham6426]

Same here.

[@garryfancy7406]

Great drone work! Thanks Garry

[@Goddessoftime442]

me and my cousin stumbled upon this video and it just touch my heart and now I want to go back home someday the place where you call home because I was born there and see all these videos remind me of a great town that I love and my family lives there as well this is my hometown this is where I'm going to retire keep up with all these awesome videos great job 5 star thumbs up

[@MoonlightingJames]

A few commas and periods would be nice

[@70Marc]

awesome, bud. I've wanted to do this since I've had my drone, but you you've done a great job showing us what that view is.

[@quill444]

Now you just need to build a much larger stack to put that noxious background music into! - j q t -

[@sa-uz8xv]

Love Sudbury, no reason, just because. Cheers from Toronto

[@roylumley9303]

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing! I worked for a year in the convertor isle... under that stack!

[@gordpeterson709]

if you think that was bad you should've seen sudbury 35 plus years ago, used to be all dead vegetation before they raised the height of the smelter. Funny how people criticise mining but enjoy the products that make our lives easier.

[@davester61b]

ah yes good ol workfare LOL but it was a success :) Land reclamation is a source of info for so many country's They all come to see our work on it Makes ya kinda proud dont it

[@brettfavreify]

Gord Peterson The same people that criticize Sudbury and the mining industry sure seem to be like their tablets and devices. Where do they think that all originates from? Best Buy?

[@70Marc]

yeah, sent the pollution worlwide instead of where it originated. thats part of why its getting greener now. and this new AER project is going to finally end it.

[@NBCurlyTop]

Drone Malone, you have outdone yourself this time..again...impressive! Thank you for sharing our city of SUDBURY ON with the world!! Keep up the great job, the music added to you're videos is a terrific sound too. For more info to follow some photos, Sudbury On, join the Page, Sudbury's Fine Past & Future Let's Reminisce, get in on the chat.

[@Dandurand93]

Love the work Drone Malone! If you can, you should try capturing the slag pour! Like the rest of your work, it would be phenomenal!

[@pubiclice8680]

during it's construction, a worker near the top had to hold on for dear life as a tornado had hit and he happened to be near the top when it happened, or so my nona who lived in gatchell used to tell me. both my grandfathers worked there for decades. cool video.

[@jerryleroy9187]

There was actually 3 guys up there. Boiler Makers. One of them was a long time friend of the family. When it hit in 1970 the one guy wanted to jump he was so scared and they had to wrestle with him and click on to him to stop him from jumping. They all tucked in and rode it out. It opened the next day supposedly.

[@brucebeaton4992]

Really great stuff!

[@andreeouellette1631]

I hate when people criticize Sudbury like honestly it's a beautiful place, ya there's a few flaws but that's like every city\province so....

[@brettfavreify]

Bet there's more pollution emitted from cars in the GTA than the Stack produces in a year.

[@39gadget]

I found you through a recommendation from marcelstjean. This footage is incredible.

[@cmcd160]

In the 60's the view I saw every morning was the 3 small stacks. Then they started building the "super stack". Yes its a lovely video but if you didn't live there in the early days with no "pollution control" you can't ever image what it was like. Our little town Copper Cliff was wonderful, amazing place to grow up in but when the wind stopped blowing that "sulphur" would just fall down to the streets. We were instructed to rush into school or home, close our windows and stay indoor until the air cleared. Mininig also makes what they call "Tailings" a dirty fine sand and when the wind would pick up strong winds, again we would rush into school/home, close our windows and await the "dust storm" to end. I recently experience a "dust storm" in Arizona and it totally reminded me of INCO's tailings. Many men, women and child were inflicted with terrible health issues because of the sulphur and tailings. So where did this sulphur air go to after the superstack was built....it blew further away from Sudbury and contaminated the lakes, rivers and soil for miles around. So basically all the superstack did was move the pollution out of Sudbury to areas of northern ontario that were just forest. It was reported that the highest rate of cancer in men were those who work at INCO. Back in the 70's INCO employed about 20,000 miners and the smelter would run 24/7. Now there are only about 3300 miners. The town has this little creeks...(that's what we called them) and the water in them is always a golden yellow. You never put a foot or touch the water. We were also exposed the another smoke stake across the highway 17W which spewed dirty smoke...its was the Refinery. For those who move to Sudbury, you have no idea nor will you ever know what the people of Sudbury and area had to live thru from the time INCO opened till now. We have environmental regulations and many people spend endless hours monitoring, filing papers for violations yet people still breathe the bad air 24/7. My last few visits have resulted in me getting sick, difficulty breathing, light headed....and its the "sulphur" that's released at night. You would think that after living under it for almost 40 years that I would have an tolerance to it but NOT SO. In fact I have a extremely severe INTOLERANCE to sulphur. I didn't make the choice to live under the 3 and/or super stacks. I left in 1979 and unfortunately I had to continue to expose myself to the bad air/sulphur as my parents continued to lived there until July 2014. Yes its lovely city with Lake Ramsey and Science North, a beautiful university and college, wonder white winters for cross country skiing and other winter sports but the air is still unhealthy. Yes its lovely city with Lake Ramsey and Science North, a beautiful university and college, wonder white winters for cross country skiing and other winter sports. An old irish union buddy you say to you, "Cindy...Sudbury is like Belfast....black rock and bad air".

[@cmcd160]

You need to reread my post. I never said I "coughed". I said "breathing" problems. Now tell me how long have you lived in Sudbury area?

[@Joe.Rogan.]

***** You understand you're arguing with some uneducated old lady right? she has no idea what shes talking about.

[@poppafiveone]

I was very fortunate that I wasn't affected from working in the smelter. I lived in a rooming house across the street from Wake's Dairy with the big cow on the roof. 6 years at INCO then 1 year had a franchise Radio Shack at Four Corners Plaza then pumped gas for a year for Beaver Gas. I did enjoy Sudbury and was involved in a couple of aircraft clubs. Some times where all the neighbors are now.

[@nlaro]

J'ai acheté un phantom 2 vision + 1 semaine apres avoir vu cette video là. avant jamais il metait passé par la tete davoir un drone. felicitation pour cette video

[@poppafiveone]

I was working there when the stack was built. A group of us was working not far from the base when the tornado went through. That was a bad day for the fellows working on the stack.

[@Joe.Rogan.]

my grandpa used to tell me that story growing up. He worked at the smelter his whole life.. miss that old man.

[@borntoclimb7116]

great views

[@bigbear3505]

I do live Coniston Ontario Canada .. just east side of Sudbury .. i do see Smoke stack my house and i used to live in Copper cliff and then i move to Lively to help my mom and in Jan2000 well she pass away so now i do live Coniston .. plus now the way i heard that now the smoke stack have to come down i think it in 2017 or something like that .. who will bring smoke stack down.. sure its not me because it way to high for me ..awesome video ..2 thumbs up

[@darkobudja3677]

bigbear 350 I used to live in Sudbury about 14 years ago.Moved back to europe in 2000 to my birth place. Otherwise Sudbury is a gem to live in , GO WOLVES

[@noahisawesomenoahnutt9897]

Ah our beautiful stack that stack is our mark

[@coletteproulx1448]

the one and only!

[@kevinadamson6830]

That awesome how you took a black and white clip and photoshopped all that color from the 60's into it. Don't know too many people from that beautiful place but once I did, I realized they were cut throat turn coats

[@michelle44canada]

wowwwww that is totally amazing.

[@louislacoste1727]

LOL!! nah -.-

[@RyanLever]

great video man

[@davidmakela7609]

I see it from the ground every workday, nothing like that perspective though...

[@ryanchenier9679]

Proud sudbarian for life

[@SusejFTW]

Ah! Dats my home!

[@bobderro4735]

Awesome .

[@Lovecamping290]

that is seriously High,,, I am terrified of heights,, that did it lolol I was born in Sudbury,, what do the do at this plant

[@porridgesilt]

My life is now complete.

[@alienmouse8798]

All the "little lakes", are tailing ponds that were man made by the mines. Sudbury has over 300 lakes that are beautiful.

[@ackiesgaming1430]

Nice vid the only question is whats the song called you used in this vid?

[@39gadget]

Why does video #5 "Scenic Tour of Bell Park - Greater Sudbury, ON" show -This video not available in your country. Funny thing is I live in Southern Ontario and unless you recently separated up there I am just curious what is wrong with this.

[@marcelstjean]

it show's the same fore me and i live here. he must have pulled the vid.

[@dronemalone]

The video still plays fine for me, but it seems the issue is with copyright laws for the music I've added to my videos. Certain songs are restricted to play in certain countries. Again, for some reason it still works for me. They should still play on your desktop/laptop. Thanks for the support!

[@39gadget]

Drone Malone Nope still have that message with the red Google sad face. All of your other videos work fine.

[@dronemalone]

***** The Bell Park video appears to be back up and running if you wanted to check it out. It's an oldie goldie!

[@gabewrsewell]

Just wondering, what's the point of a smokestack that high? World records? Condensation? I would like to know :)

[@vertisity4464]

yeah I guess I'm kinda late lol only 2 years but its so all the toxins in the smoke from smelting releases higher up so it has time to disperse therefore we don't all breathe only toxic air

[@gabewrsewell]

+Vertisity Makes sense, thanks brah

[@noahb205]

To keep the city from breathing the toxins lol

[@Jen-fl2og]

When my nana was a kid sudbury had a little one she had to put a mask on to go outside but now we have the superstack so its all up high so we dont have to put on a mask

[@thatxboxchannel4772]

In like the 60s Sudbury was all black ash from the nickle mines so they built it superhigh so it wouldn’t fall back down but they demolishing the superstack and making 2 new ones

[@dennish411]

If you like the smell of sulfur in the morning😮. And the natives are restless

[@KoreanShrimp]

One day there will be a better way to get rid of the toxic air and we'll no longer need the Stack, but for now, at least it goes to Ottawa instead! :D

[@cameron7187]

the stack is forever

[@Jen-fl2og]

Mismatch in 2020 it will be gone

[@Jen-fl2og]

😭

[@vejet]

@@Jen-fl2og I still can't believe it 😢 Should be declared a heritage structure so they can't bring it down even if they don't use it

[@gregg4164]

Now that , people is a stack. I wonder if old Fred Dibnah would have climbed that one the old fashioned way?

[@notoriousL]

I think the stack should be decommissioned Given the AER project plans to reduce the emissions by 85 percent. It is Sudbury's landmark and should stay.

[@jaydee123ish]

What quad were u flying & camera set up

[@Hodgy1973]

For those of you that think it's Ugly, this is just the mine site (like any other mine site, it's not the prettiest from the air). Sudbury however is gorgeous Sudbury Ontario From The Air

[@jasond5085]

I live in Sudbury :)

[@Jen-fl2og]

Jason D same

[@EpicEric2002]

Same

[@EpicEric2002]

Every 3 years someone has to comment

[@Clarkeisawesome]

@@EpicEric2002 keeping it going

[@jaydee123ish]

What quad r u flying

[@robs9265]

Does anyone know what the two ridges halfway up the superstack are? They look to have doors on them.

[@frankhoran2794]

There is work on the inside and out side of the stack to make life improvements. The two outer rings you see in the video, is scaffolding set up to repair some outside surface work.

[@robs9265]

Frank Horan Thanks for clearing that up. I've often wondered what they were when I drive past.

[@_night.edits_6816]

What drone does he use

[@dronemalone]

Alexander Salo Now using a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. At the time however it was a DJI Phantom 2 Vision +

[@ericlacelle4118]

My City :D

[@ethandawichuk7188]

Where is Lake Ontario

[@lordgaben1769]

Pollution has never looked this tasty! Can't wait to get the fuck out of this city. **Edit** This is actually a really cool video though.

[@justinbattisti3500]

I live in Sudbury

[@luvella4ever1]

+Blue Magma Same with me

[@umbertoisabella6659]

sudbury mine

[@TheBradleyd1146]

Fly down the hole.

[@Michtario]

I want to go to the top of that smokestack and jump inside it to my death.

[@raulduke6105]

Looks like a toxic waste dump

[@mandyflores2033]

raul duke oh I didn't know your computer was a mirror

[@freakyflow]

soon to be shut down

[@lindajames4131]

oh gawd...that is the most ugliest landscape...so sad what the mining industry has done..to think we breathe in those toxins..

[@Titan5837]

Sudbury Looks a Million times better it did. I find that from the ground, Sudbury is very beautiful.

[@alexcollins2251]

I'm still alive so I don't care

[@kbarbarino3260]

Wow! You must not know much history of the Sudbury Basin. Visit the Big Nickel and Science Center on Ramsey Lake. I agree with Carl, rene5837, Abel. Have you never heard of the 70's "re-greening" movement.

[@lindajames4131]

ha ha.. I live in Sudbury, I see Sudbury...yes there is an improvement in the landscape but not enough...so yes I guess I do know about Sudbury

[@NBCurlyTop]

Alex Collins one way to put it... lol