Moving to Sudbury for internship

Hey, I'm currently in Toronto and recently got an offer to do an internship in Sudbury, I really like the company but I'm a bit scared about living somewhere where I don't know anyone for 8 months.

I have been stalking this subreddit for the past few days about moving to Sudbury and looked at some TikToks about Sudbury, but I had a few more questions.

The biggest thing is that my mom is worried about my safety in Sudbury. She looked up Sudbury and feels like it'll be unsafe for me to live there (I'm a 5ft East Asian girl). What are the "good" areas of Sudbury for me to start?

I assume I need to get a car, since public transit doesn't seem that good, but if I live in downtown is a car necessary?

Also once I move, are there any activities I can do to make friends?