(first post on stamp community)
A few years back I
inherited a big stack of police covers. Here are a few:
Elliot Lake is an interesting place. From wikipedia: "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." It looks like the police department's emblem contains a diagram of an atom.
Hespeler and Preston don't exist anymore as separate entities. In 1973, they merged together to form the town Cambridge.
Kenora used to be called Rat Portage ("portage to the country of the muskrat"). From wikipedia: "The name 'Kenora' was coined by combining the first two letters of Keewatin, Norman (two nearby communities) and Rat Portage. Rat Portage was a small town of ill repute with storied brothels collected along the early Canadian Pacific Rail line. Recent excavation of garbage dumps adjacent to the brothels has revealed opium bottles, prescription tranquilizers similar to Lorazepam, champagne bottles, and pickle jars." Nice. Now it's a popular destination for outdoor activities.
"When the Geco mine closed in 1995, Manitouwadge's population decreased significantly. After peaking at nearly 4000 people in the early 1990s, it decreased to less than 3000 by 2001. With the closing of the Golden Giant Mine in 2006, the population dropped to 2,100 by 2011. While mining has always been at the forefront of Manitouwadge's economic activity, forestry also plays a significant part in the town's economy. The town is also turning itself into a retirement community, offering some of the lowest housing prices in the country."
Port Arthur and Fort William combined to form Thunder Bay in 1970.
Love the name "South Porcupine".
Apparently this cover was put through the canceling machine twice.
Posted 11/02/2012 12:47 pm
