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Town of Asbestos, Que., changing its name

Journal by Gaaark

From the A-Rose?-by-any-other-name dept.

The town of Asbestos, Quebec, Canada has decided a change of name is due:

"There is really a negative perception around asbestos," Mayor Hugues Grimard told CBC News, referring to the widely banned mineral that was mined there for more than a century.

"We have lost businesses that don't want to establish themselves here because of the name."

The name-change discussion has been brewing for some time, he said. Over the last few years, officials have tried to improve the town's image with a new slogan and colours.

But, try as they might, the name is loaded with negative connotations, the mayor said.
"It's really the perception that you have to change," Grimard said. "

"Others suggested a range of replacement names, from the serious to the humorous.

Suggestions included Ville des Trois-Lacs, Nobestos, Amianteville, Asbestos 2.0 and Poumontousse (a play on the French words for lung and cough)."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/asbestos-quebec-change-name-1.5375703

MY suggestion? Asbestos McAsbestosFace.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 29 2019, @04:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 29 2019, @04:21PM (#926032)

    Chômageville. Without asbestos everybody's going on the dole.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Friday November 29 2019, @05:02PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Friday November 29 2019, @05:02PM (#926048) Journal

    Goodlung
    Breathington
    Fiberglass
    Asbestoxicity
    Mesotheliomaville

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    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday November 29 2019, @05:33PM

      by Gaaark (41) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 29 2019, @05:33PM (#926056) Journal

      Leuk-emia-im-your-father-ville!
      :)

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday November 30 2019, @05:17PM

    by Bot (3902) on Saturday November 30 2019, @05:17PM (#926456) Journal

    linuxbestos

    hey what was I thinking

    gnulinuxbestos

    o wait

    lennartwarelessgnulinuxbestos

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  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Monday December 16 2019, @06:09AM

    by Sulla (5173) on Monday December 16 2019, @06:09AM (#932708) Journal

    How many people died because of asbestos lung related illnesses vs how many didn't die because the house/business they were in took longer to burn down?

    Not defending asbestos, but interested to know.

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