A Town Called Asbestos

Pull down the description for all the references and sources I used in this video! And do research the history of Canada and asbestos; there's some quite dark decisions made there.

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It's getting changed soon:)

Sounds a lot like reasons people still fly the confederate flag.

What about asbest, russia.

I remember how they'd move us kids into new classrooms, so that they could replace the asbestos in the ceilings throughout the building. ☣

They're changing their name now!TOM, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE???

The mayor just announced that they will be changing the name! They are open for suggestions, let's get creative..

Who else thought of this video after the news was announced that Asbestos is officially changing its name?

Hey! The town decided to change it's name in 2020.

They are renaming the town!

They will soon change the name of the town.The habitants have been asked for suggestions, the new name should be announced in 2020

They’re thinking of changing the name of the town right now, by the way

...and they just (Nov 27) announced that they will change the name of the town in 2020.

Well, it's changing name, but people aren't happy about that. They will pick a new name next year ... I can only hope for Towny McTownface

They announced on the city’s facebook today that they were going to officially change the name in 2020. Apparently, it wasn’t optimal for economic development?

I have family that owns residences near asbestos and the lakes nearby are very nice. Please don't just refuse to visit and make fun of it. C'est très beau et je recommende juste venir voir pour vous même

Im definitely getting lung cancer

We speak French, and the French word for asbestos is amiante. People don’t associate the name Asbestos with amiante, it’s just the town’s name.

Asbestos it gets right here

“They were polite of course, they’re Canadian “

Swap asbestos for lead, and you've got Picher, OK

We need to remember the past. But we also need to leave it alone.

Meanwhile in Russia we have a town called Asbest, where asbestos is still being mined...

I'm french. On the signs in the city is write "A place to be healthy". Hm.

Anything Australian: * is mentioned *Australians: ʸᵃʸ

You should come to Casale Monferrato in Piedmont, Italy, to see how much Asbestos was part of the ives of the inhabitants

How could anyone live there? There must be dust and fibers everywhere

ASBESTOS!!!!! WOOOOOAAAH!

Nicely done Tom. It's easy to mock, but they were providing a product the world wanted. The consumers are just as involved as the people of Asbestos, maybe more.

0:41 Jam Handy ... anyone? ... no one? ...just me?

If they hate the attention so much then they should change their name. They can't have their damn cake and eat it too.

I might look dumb to ask this but what is wrong with the name asbestos? I don't get it

there is a town in Russia named Asbest and it still has an active asbestos mine

Oh hey I took a Canadian history class in undergrad taught by Jessica Van Horssen

"The were polite, of course... They're Canadian." That quip genuinely had me laughing out loud. I'm surprised more people don't talk about tramp's masters over in russia that have his picture on their asbestos products.

Asbestos in French is amiante. Asbestos has no real meaning except for the name of a town in French. People most likely didn’t want to talk to you because of that and also because they are French and simply cannot speak adequate English to understand what you are saying.

This made me get emotional

'em's the brakes eh!'

There is also a town called asbest in Russia