This is a list of lists of ghost towns in Canada. A

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is a

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that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a

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, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some

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List of ghost towns in Alberta The province of Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned. Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century. Ghost t ...

List of ghost towns in British Columbia This is a list of ghost towns in the Canadian province of British Columbia, including those still partly inhabited or even overtaken by modern towns, as well as those completely abandoned or derelict. Region of location and associated events or en ...

List of ghost towns in Manitoba Over the course of its history, the province of Manitoba has witnessed numerous of its populated communities experience decline to become ghost towns. Triggers were usually changes in economic conditions, such as natural resource prices or resou ...

* List of ghost towns in New Brunswick *

List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador The following is a list of known abandoned communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A * Aaron Cove * Aaron Island * Abbate Point * Abbott Cove * Adnavik * Aillik * Alexander Bay Station * Allan Cove * Amelia Cove * America ...

* List of ghost towns in the Northwest Territories *

List of ghost towns in Nova Scotia A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of t ...

* List of ghost towns in Nunavut * List of ghost towns in Ontario * List of ghost towns in Prince Edward Island * List of ghost towns in Quebec * List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan *

List of ghost towns in Yukon The following is a list of known abandoned communities in Yukon, Canada. * Canyon City, Yukon, Canyon City * Clinton Creek, Yukon, Clinton Creek * Elsa, Yukon, Elsa * Fortymile, Yukon, Fortymile * Grand Forks, Yukon, Grand Forks * Paris, Yukon, ...

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