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Can a remote uranium mining town become a retirement mecca?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by problogic

While more of an academic publication than a great literary work of non-fiction, Boom Town Blues: Elliot Lake remains an enlightening and useful read. The book summarizes what can only be described as the “great experiment of Elliot Lake, Ontario.” Now, … Continue reading →

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