New name for a Canadian town called Asbestos
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Town residents pick Val-des-Sources to replace the moniker that paid homage to its mining history.
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Town residents pick Val-des-Sources to replace the moniker that paid homage to its mining history.
Full ArticleThe Quebec town is home to one of the world’s largest former asbestos mines. Residents voted to rename the town Val-des-Sources,..
The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources.
Asbestos, Que., has been laughed at, vilified and rejected, but the town's name is steeped in history, complicated by language and..