ELLIOT LAKE, ONTARIO

'Elliot Lake' (2006 population 11,549) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, north of Lake Huron in the Algoma District, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie.
The city was established as a planned community for the mining industry in 1955 after the discovery of uranium in the area, and named after the small lake on its northern edge. Geologist Franc Joubin and American financier Joseph Hirshhorn were instrumental in its founding. The principal mining companies were Denison Mines and Rio Algom. The population has varied with several boom-and-bust cycles from the 1950s to the 1990s, from a high of over 26,000 to a low of about 6,600. In 1959, the United States declared that it would buy no more Uranium from Canada after 1962. During the 1970s, federal plans for CANDU Reactors and Ontario Hydro's interest in atomic energy led the town, anticipating a population of 30,000, to expand again. However, by the early 1990s, depleted reserves and low prices caused the last mines in the area to close. In the years since, the city looked elsewhere for its survival, finding some success promoting itself as a retirement community and tourist destination.
Relatively isolated, Elliot Lake is only connected to the south by Highway 108, a 30 km distance to Highway 17(also known as the Trans-Canada Highway). Elliot Lake Municipal Airport has no regularly scheduled flights.
Situated on the Canadian Shield, the city is surrounded by dense forest, muskeg swamps, numerous lakes, winding rivers, and cliffs of Precambrian bedrock. The local forests are mixed deciduous and coniferous, with colourful displays in the autumn.
Local wildlife include moose, white-tailed Deer, American Black Bear, beaver, loon, muskrat, otter, Canada Goose, and lynx, to name but a few. Fish species include lake trout, speckled trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, pickerel (walleye), and sturgeon.
Until the 1870s an Ojibwa village existed near the present hospital site on the lake's shoreline. Elliot Lake is home to a large number of Franco-Ontarians.

Contents

Attractions

Climate

Average Minimum Temperature

Average Maximum Temperature

Weather Forecasts and Information

People from Elliot Lake

Trivia

The Mines

Environmental Impacts

Education

Current Schools

Defunct Schools

Sports

Hockey

Fastball

Softball

Soccer

Media

Television

Radio

Print and web media

External links

Attractions

★ Fire Tower Lookout

★ Elliot Lake Mining and Nuclear Museum

★ Denison House

★ Elliot Lake ATV Club

★ Stone Ridge Golf & Country Club

★ Mount Dufour Ski Area

★ Uranium Atom Monument

★ Miners Memorial Monument

★ Jewel In the Wilderness Festival

★ OK Tire North Shore Challenge Drag Race

★ Mountain Bike Ontario Cup Race

★ The Jewel in the Wilderness Ontario Cup Road Race

★ Tri-it in the Wilderness Triathlon

★ Bell Ididarace Sled Dog Race

★ Heritage Weekend

★ Deer Trail Scenic Touring Route

★ Deer Trail Studio Tour arts festival

Climate

★ Average percipitation - 104.2 mm

Average Minimum Temperature

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
0C	-17.7	-17.6	-11.1	-2.6	4.0	9.5	12.2	11.4	7.7	2.9	-3.9	-12.3	-0.8
OF	1.4	0.3	12.0	27.3	39.2	49.1	54.0	52.5	45.9	37.2	25.0	9.9	30.6

Average Maximum Temperature

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
0C	-6.4	-5.2	0.8	8.2	15.9	21.5	35	22.3	17.7	11.9	3.0	-3.7	9.8
OF	20.5	22.6	33.4	46.8	60.6	70.7	74.5	72.1	63.9	53.4	37.4	25.3	49.6

Weather Forecasts and Information

★ ElliotLakeWeather.com

People from Elliot Lake

★ Rick Brebant, hockey player

★ Bob Dillabough, hockey player

★ Catharine Dixon, writer

★ Alex Henry, hockey player

★ Doug McEwen, hockey player

★ Dennis McEwen, hockey player

★ Jeremy Stevenson, hockey player

★ Zack Stortini, hockey player

★ Alan Thicke, actor

Trivia

★ In 1975, Canadian musician Stompin' Tom Connors recorded "Damn Good Song for a Miner," about the city of Elliot Lake and its mining culture in the 1960s.

★ Elliot Lake is a prominent setting in Alistair MacLeod's award-winning novel ''No Great Mischief''.

The Mines

Stanleigh Mine (1956-1960 and 1982-1996), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 14 million tons of ore.
Spanish American Mine (1957-1959), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 430,000 tons of ore.
Can-Met Mine (1957-1960), operated by Denison Mines Ltd., produced 2.6 million tons of ore.
Miliken Mine (1957-1964), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 6.3 million tons of ore.
Panel Mine (1957-1961 and 1978-1990), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 15 million tons of ore.
Denison Mine (1957-1992), operated by Denison Mines Ltd., produced 69 million tons of ore.
Stanrock Mine (1958-1960 and 1964-1985), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 6.4 million tons of ore.
Quirke Mine(s) (1955-1961 and 1965-1990), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 44 million tons of ore.
Pronto Mine (1955-1970), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 2.3 million tons of ore.
Buckles Mine (1956-1960), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 276,000 tons of ore.
Lacnor Mine "Lake Nordic" (1956-1960), operated by Rio Algom Ltd., produced 3.4 million tons of ore.
Nordic Mine (1956-1970), operated by Denison Mines Ltd., produced 13 million tons of ore.

Environmental Impacts

Since December 1990 the town has been home to the Elliot Lake Research Field Station, established by Laurentian University to investigate environmental radioactivity.
Acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has taken landscape pictures of Uranium and Nickel Tailings during the mid-1990s, providing evidence of the after-effects to the ecosystem.

Education

Current Schools

★ Elliot Lake Secondary School

★ Villa Française des Jeunes

★ Our Lady of Fatima

★ Our Lady of Lourdes

★ École Georges Vanier

★ Esten Park Public School

★ Central Avenue Public School

Defunct Schools

★ Elliot Lake Middle School

★ Dieppe Avenue Public School

★ Lakeside Avenue Public School

★ Stanrock Public School

★ Spruce Avenue Public School

★ Westhill Senior Public School

★ Bois Jolie de Notre Dame

★ Holy Family

★ Sault College ''(Satellite Campus)''

★ Collège Boréal ''(Satellite Campus)''

★ Roman Avenue Public School

Sports

Hockey

★ Elliot Lake Bobcats (GMJHL) ''2007-Present''

★ Elliot Lake Vikings (NOJHL) ''1962-1998''

★ Elliot Lake Ice (NOJHL) ''1998-1999''

★ Elliot Lake Contractors (GNML) ''1986-1992''

★ Elliot Lake Minor Hockey Association

★ Elliot Lake Major Hockey Association

Fastball

★ Elliot Lake Prestige

★ Elliot Lake Magnums

Softball

★ Elliot Lake Girls Slow-pitch (Youth)

★ Elliot Lake Mixed Slow-pitch (Adult)

★ Elliot Lake Mixed Slow-pitch (Youth)

Soccer

★ Elliot Lake United

Media

Television

★ Channel 3: CICI-1, CTV

★ Channel 7: CBEC, CBC

★ Channel 12: CBLFT-6, SRC

★ Channel 51: CICO-61, TVOntario

Radio

★ FM 90.3 - CBEC, CBC Radio One

★ FM 92.5 - CHIM-7, Christian

★ FM 94.1 - CKNR, Moose FM adult contemporary

★ FM 101.7 - CBON-5, La Première Chaîne

Print and web media

★ The ''Elliot Lake Standard'' is the city's main newspaper, owned by Osprey Media.

★ The ''North Shore Daily'' is the city's daily advertising flyer, with some current news events.

External links

★ City of Elliot Lake website

★ Elliot Lake Standard website

★ Unofficial Elliot Lake website

★ Elliot Lake Airport Dragway

★ Stone Ridge Golf Course

★ Elliot Lake Municipal Airport