In 2001, Geraldton, a northwestern
Ontario town of 2,224, joined several
other towns, townships, and communities
(including Beardmore, Nakina, Longlac,
Caramat, Jellicoe, Orient Bay, and
MacDiarmid) to become the Municipality
of Greenstone (pop. 5,662).
Geraldton was once a rich mining center.
Though most of its gold mines are now
closed, with one of the world's richest
amethyst reserves, along with...
