The residents of Asbestos, Quebec, have selected a new name. Going forward, the town will be known as Val-des-Sources — valley of the springs — rather than the name of the carcinogenic mineral mined ...

A town in Canada is sick of its name for too many negative connotations. However, the residents of Asbestos in Quebec don’t like the replacement names: Apalone, Jeffrey, Phenix or Trois-Lacs, which ...

The Canadian town of Asbestos is trying to shed its toxic association and rebrand itself after city officials said the name, linked to the once-popular building insulation material has cost the city ...

OLDER RESIDENTS of Asbestos, Quebec remember when the substance for which their town is named was thought to be a miracle material. The furry silicate mineral was woven into textiles and incorporated ...

For a town once named after a notoriously lethal mineral, the debate over how to rebrand the Quebec city of Asbestos was a toxic one. Established more than 120 years ago, following the discovery of a ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - One of Canada's last remaining asbestos mines was thrown another lifeline on Monday, as the Quebec provincial government extended its deadline for a consortium of investors to ...

When one of the world’s largest asbestos mines closed in Asbestos, Quebec, in 2012, it marked an end to more than 100 years of asbestos mining in the region. The town where it was located has ...

The former mining town has watched its name transform from an asset in the late 1800s to a liability in recent decades. Residents voted to change... The residents of Asbestos, Quebec, have selected a ...

Deadline to secure financing extended to Oct 1 Quebec could guarantee C$58 million loan Opponents urge government to halt asbestos exports TORONTO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - One of Canada's last remaining ...