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|name = Asbestos, Quebec |official_name = Asbestos |native_name = |other_name = |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = Asbestos06.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = Asbestos Quebec location diagram.png |map_caption = Location within Les Sources RCM. |pushpin_map = Canada Southern Quebec |pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_label = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec. |coordinates = {{coord|45|46|N|71|56|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}} |coor_pinpoint = |coordinates_footnotes = [1] |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Canada |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Quebec |subdivision_type2 = Region |subdivision_name2 = Estrie |subdivision_type3 = RCM |subdivision_name3 = Les Sources |established_title = |established_date = |established_title1 = Constituted |established_date1 = December 8, 1999 |parts_type = |parts_style = |government_footnotes = [2] |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Hugues Grimard |leader_title1 = Federal riding |leader_name1 = Richmond—Arthabaska |leader_title2 = Prov. riding |leader_name2 = Richmond |total_type = |area_footnotes = [2] |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 31.70 |area_land_km2 = 29.67 |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_min_m = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 7096 |population_as_of = 2011 |population_density_km2 = 239.1 |population_urban =7017 |population_blank1_title= Pop 2006-2011 |population_blank1 = {{increase}} 4.1% |population_blank2_title= |population_blank2 = |population_note = |timezone = EST |utc_offset = −5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = −4 |postal_code_type = Postal code(s) |postal_code = J1T |area_code = 819 |blank_name = Highways |blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|249}} {{jct|state=QC|QC|255}} |website = {{URL|www.ville.asbestos.qc.ca}} |footnotes = }} Asbestos is a town in the Estrie (Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River.[2] Asbestos is the seat of Les Sources Regional County Municipality, formerly known as the Asbestos Regional County Municipality. The town covers an area of 29.67 square kilometres (11.5 sq mi), including land acquired due to the merger of the City of Asbestos with the Municipality of Trois-Lacs on December 8, 1999. At the 2011 census, 7,096 people resided in Asbestos. It is situated in the centre of a square formed by the cities of Drummondville, Sherbrooke and Victoriaville, and the Nicolet River to the north. It is the site of the Jeffrey mine, until recently the world's largest asbestos mine,[3] which has long been the town's largest employer, and of the now-closed Magnola magnesium refinery. It was the site of the famous 1949 Asbestos Strike. HistoryDuring the 1960s the town was thriving and it could afford to expand and invest in its infrastructure and artistic patrimony. It provided itself with a new modern town-hall whose main hallway was adorned with a grand mural by the artist Denis Juneau, as well as some ceramic pieces in the church by the famed ceramist Claude Vermette. In late 2011, Canada's remaining two asbestos mines (both in the Province of Quebec), Lac d'Amiante du Canada and the Jeffrey mine, halted operations.[4] In June 2012, a $58 million loan was promised by the Quebec government to restart and operate the Jeffrey mine for the next 20 years.[5] In September 2012, before the loan funds were delivered, the Parti Québécois defeated the Quebec Liberal Party in the Quebec provincial election. The Parti Québécois followed through with an election promise to halt asbestos mining and to cancel the $58 million loan, and put funding toward economic diversification in the area.[6][7] At various times since the decline of asbestos mining, residents and politicians in the area have proposed changing the town's name due to its negative connotations.[8] DemographicsPopulation{{canada census|2011_population=7,096 | 2011_pop_delta=+4.1 | 2011_land_area=29.67 | 2011_pop_density=239.1 |2011_median_age=51.1 | 2011_median_age_m=48.4 | 2011_median_age_f=53.5 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=3,467 | 2011_mean_hh_income=36,994 | 2011_access_date=January 28, 2014 |2006_population=6,819 |2006_pop_delta=+3.6 |2006_land_area=29.67 |2006_pop_density=229.8 |2006_pop_rank=530th |2006_median_age=49.5 |2006_median_age_m=48.0 |2006_median_age_f=51.0 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=3,429 |2006_mean_hh_income=36,678 |2006_access_date=August 18, 2011 |2001_population=6,580 | 2001_pop_delta=-3.1 | 2001_land_area=29.67 | 2001_pop_density=221.7 |2001_median_age=46.4 | 2001_median_age_m=44.5 | 2001_median_age_f=48.0 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=3,375 | 2001_mean_hh_income=33,133 | 2001_access_date=February 9, 2012 |notes= Population in 1996: 6,793[9] (+4.7% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 6,487[9] Includes corrections and updates for 1996. }} Language
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References1. ^ [11][12]2. ^"Asbestos" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 613. 3. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNicdkuulE4C&pg=PA196&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |page=196 |title=Industrial minerals & rocks: commodities, markets, and uses |isbn=978-0-87335-233-8 |author=Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.)|date=March 5, 2006}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/24/asbestos-shutdown.html|title=Asbestos mining stops for first time in 130 years|publisher=|accessdate=February 6, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/112512-asbestos-mine-reboot-with-quebec-cash-sparks-criticism|title=Asbestos mine reboot with Quebec cash sparks criticism|date=April 14, 2014|publisher=|accessdate=February 6, 2017}} 6. ^[https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Quebec+Budget+Finance+Minister+Nicolas+Marceau+tightens/7586017/story.html Quebec Budget: Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau tightens spending, levies new taxes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129012206/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Quebec%2BBudget%2BFinance%2BMinister%2BNicolas%2BMarceau%2Btightens/7586017/story.html |date=November 29, 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/09/14/montreal-canada-thetford-mines-asbestos.html|title=Canada won't oppose asbestos limits|publisher=|accessdate=February 6, 2017}} 8. ^[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/five-years-after-asbestos-mine-closure-quebec-town-seeks-new-identity/article31569391/ "Five years after asbestos mine closure, Quebec town seeks new identity"]. The Globe and Mail, August 25, 2016. 9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/info/census96.cfm |title=Electronic Area Profiles |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=Canada 1996 Census |accessdate=May 11, 2013}} 10. ^Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census 11. ^1 2 {{mamrot |type=municipalite |40043}} 12. ^1 {{toponymie |2261}} }} External links{{Commons category|Asbestos, Quebec}}
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