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lines, which ran roughly parallel to each other, with the AER to the north and the CPR to the south in that section. Both lines served a mixture of pre-existing communities and company towns for both Inco and Mond. The two lines crossed each other just west of Nairn, then paralleled each other before
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and ultimately be shipped out by rail. As rail corridors in the area matured, logging operations gradually ceased using the river for transportation and instead began to use the railways; this was cemented by the creation of a number of power plants along the river, starting with High Falls in 1904.
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and primary point of access to the outside world, a small town site was laid out, consisting of two three-bedroom houses, as well as the "club house", which was run by a live-in cook and which served as a boarding house for maintenance workers. The powerhouse at the dam was the very first local
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civilians living in Canada. Security generally increased at major industrial complexes, railways, canals, and harbours. As a precaution, Inco hired four armed security guards, two full-time and two relief, who patrolled the
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throughout the latter part of the 20th century, which has given the area its current character and increased its recreational and wilderness appeal. This also serves to obscure the plant from view, especially as it is some distance both from the town of Nairn and the current
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