No Ghost Town From Atlas Copco Comments, a publication of Atlas

An interesting exception to this pattern is Timmins, Ont., once and still a gold-producting centre. * * * Today, Timmins is an expanding rather than a contr acting community. New suburbs are being developed and expanded. Gone is the temp orary appearance often noted in mining communities. The new homes are substantia l, up-beat houses — in part a reflection of a shortage of experienced miners an d higher miners’ wages than can now run with bonuses in the range of $60,000 to $80,000 per year. This stability also results in part from an expanding economic base.

It’s pleasant to know that one of Canada’s oldest and most famous gold mining centres is not a ghost town but a booming city.

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