Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a city with half a million inhabitants located in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the 10th largest city in Canada.

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Canadian - Ontario

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Its nicknames — all relating to its waning days as a major industrial centre — include the Ambitious City, Steel City, the Hammer, Lunchbucket City, as well as the Armpit of Ontario and Scumilton. However, health care has outstripped heavy industry — exemplified by the twin steel giants of Stelco and Dofasco — as the largest employer. Moreover, the education, government, services and technology sectors have all dramatically developed as heavy industry has declined.

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Stelco - Dofasco

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Also belying its unfounded reputation as cultural wasteland, Hamilton has built on its historical and social background. Unusual and interesting attractions include a flying museum (Canadian Warplane Heritage), a stately residence of a premier of the Province of Canada (Dundurn Castle), a functioning nuclear reactor at McMaster University, a horticultural haven (Royal Botanical Gardens) and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

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Dundurn Castle - Nuclear reactor - McMaster University - Royal Botanical Gardens - Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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