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Miners
Flin Flon, Manitoba

Miners 

These are guys that worked underground, when they first came to Flin Flon in the thirties. When the mine first started, it was during the Depression. This was the only place in Canada that was hiring. But the people that came here were Eastern European people, Scandinavian people. All with big names like mine. Like Polochuck. – Ken Polochuck


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Main Street Ontario: Cobalt
Cobalt

Main Street Ontario: Cobalt 

Cobalt was once a booming town built on the silver mining industry. Just as the silver ran out, the town was ravaged by a fire in 1977, leaving it a shell of its former self. Now, #Cobalt is poised for a renaissance thanks to its namesake, cobalt.


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The Secret Founders
Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia

The Secret Founders 

When 7 fishermen started a co-op, no one could have expected it would become an international fish distributor.

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The 1977 Fire
Cobalt, Ontario

The 1977 Fire 

“Cobalt has been devastated a few times, but I’m sure you’re talking about the 1977 fires” Helen Culhane, Cobalt, Ontario

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Town Hall’s Treasures Revealed
Collingwood, Ontario

Town Hall’s Treasures Revealed 

“We found the police chief’s diary from 1893.” – Bill Nicholson, Collingwood, ON

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