At the End of the Shift: Mines and Single-Industry Towns in Northern Ontario

Jami van Haaften is a professional librarian and author of An Index to
Selected Canadian Provincial Government Publications for Librarians,
Teachers and Booksellers.

This collection of papers presented at the second annual conference of
the Institute of Northern Ontario Research and Development (INORD)
addresses subjects common to the Northern Ontario mining community
experience.

Research into the history of mining and mining communities,
single-industry dependency, the environment, health and safety, and the
role of government is shared. Many reports are illustrated with
black-and-white photographs and maps, and conclude with extensive
footnotes or bibliographies.

Recent experiences of mine closures are reported by municipal leaders
from the communities of Elliot Lake, Kirkland Lake, and Temagami. Other
mine history research includes the communities of Copper Cliff, Sudbury,
Manitouwadge, and Cardiff.

Many other northern towns and cities are named as examples of
historical trends in development or government intervention. This
collection is representative of the worthwhile contribution INORD is
making to the body of knowledge available on mining research and
development.