jeudi 19 février 2009

Canadian asbestos mining areas being renamed

"The province of Quebec, Canada has long been home to Canada’s asbestos mining industry, and some areas and communities are named for the mineral. Although names proclaiming that connection were popular a hundred years ago, asbestos-related names have become decidedly less attractive today.
Quebec’s place-names commission is busy approving requests to replace those "
(2009-2-19)
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