Foleyet is a small isolated community midway between Chapleau and Timmins on Ontario's highway 101. The town was created during the construction of the Canadian National Railway through the area in the early years of the 20th century. Local legend has it that the Foley brothers, contractors hired by the railway, wished to name the town site after themselves but were frustrated in their wishes because a Foley township already existed in the province. The story is told that someone declared that "We'll name it Foley yet!" and the unintended name stuck. In the past Foleyet was home to a large railway roundhouse as well as a sawmill. The Pineland lumber company operated in Foleyet for many years. The town is now mostly dependent on the tourist trade, several hunting and fishing outfitters are active in the area.
The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The Sudbury District is served by Trans-Canada Highways 17, which leads from the community of Walford (Sables-Spanish Rivers) in the west to the community of Warren (Markstay-Warren) in the east, and 69, which enters the district at French River and exits at the southern boundary of Greater Sudbury.
The Ontario government is converting Highway 69 to a freeway.
Foleyet is located west of the city of Timmins on Highway 101.
Prior to the twentieth century, Foleyet had been an island and many anecdotes are told concerning the creation of the area and the town.
Often mistaken as an example of an albino strain, this Foleyet citizen sports many brown spots in its fur as well as lacking the red eyes that albino are known for having.
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