History of Elliot Lake

The City of Elliot Lake owes its existence to the uranium mining industry. In the early 1950s, when a huge ore body of uranium was discovered in the Canadian Shield near Elliot Lake, the Provincial Government created a special agency to ensure the development of Elliot Lake as a viable community. This agency known as the Planning and Development Department of the Ontario Ministry of Housing, was formed in October of 1955. Members of the special board included Franc Joubin, E.B. Gillanders, W.E. Willoughby, P.L. Percy Brown and Robert C. Hart. Controlled and planned development ensured that Elliot Lake would not turn into a shack town.

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History of Elliot Lake

While current and past residents know that Elliot Lake was only founded in 1955, but in reality the Elliot Lake region has known centuries of human endeavour.

Only a few minutes from Elliot Lake in any direction, you can sense the beat of the First Nations drum, the splash of the Voyageur paddle, the missionary zeal of the Jesuit.

A mere 130 years ago, an Ojibwa village thrived on the shores of present day Elliot Lake, close to where the local hospital now stands.

Mississagi Park, just 25 kilometers north of present day Elliot Lake was the scene of Ojibwa activity for 10,000 years and First Nations pictographs exist along the shores of Dunlop and Quirke Lake, just 5 minutes north of the city.

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http://www.cityofelliotlake.com/history.html