As the town of Asbestos winds down its renaming process,
an environmental group is hoping the town will consider putting the
names of six endangered species on the short list for its new name.
The
mayor of Asbestos announced last fall the plan to change the name,
claiming investors were shying away from doing business with the town
because its name evokes toxicity and disease. Members of the public were
invited to submit suggestions online last month and the town is in the
process of whittling the hundreds of suggestions down to a shortlist.
The shortlist will be put to public consultations next month, and the
final decision will be made by city council vote in May...The Greenpeace environmental group has submitted six suggestions — all
inspired by the names of endangered or vulnerable species common in the
eastern townships area where Asbestos is located. The group has launched
a video campaign
to encourage the town to consider its suggestions, which include
Bicknell (after a bird called Grive de Bicknell), Lamproie (Lamproie du
Nord, a fish), Listère (Listère du Sud, a plant), Blongios (Petit
Blongios, a bird), Chevalier (Chevalier de rivière, a fish) or Apalone
(the Spiny softshell turtle)...MORE
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