Boom town blues : Elliot Lake, collapse and revival in a single-industry community /

Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells of the Northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake, once the uranium capital of the world, which was devastated by the closing of the uranium mines operated by Denison and Rio Algom. The closures and mass layoffs were first announce...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mawhiney, Anne-Marie, Pitblado, Jane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Dundurn Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Uranium mines and mining > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Retirement, Places of > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Uranium > Mines et extraction > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Retraite, Lieux de > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
Lieux de retraite > Ontario > Elliot Lake.
HISTORY > General.
Economic history
Retirement, Places of
Social conditions
Uranium mines and mining
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > History.
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > Social conditions.
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > Economic conditions.
Elliot Lake (Ont.) > Histoire.
Ontario > Elliot Lake
Electronic books.
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; Prologue: Song: "Boom Town Blues"; Chapter 1 The City of Elliot Lake to 1991: Before the Roof Fell In; PART ONE: THE UPHILL CLIMB; Chapter 2 Bringing People Through Life Transitions; Chapter 3 The Elliot Lake Men's Support Centre; Chapter 4 Development of the Workforce Literacy Program After the First Mass Layoffs in Elliot Lake; Chapter 5 Life After Layoff: Women in a Remote Single-Industry Community; Chapter 6 Search, Succour, and Success: Looking for Jobs from Elliot Lake.

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