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Rural depopulation echoed in Canadian towns and memories
A writer reflects on shrinking rural communities across Canada, from Togo and Clashmoor to Rhein and Eldersley. Once thriving hubs with stores, schools, and elevators fade to farmland or ghostly remnants, underscoring a long running trend since World War I and stirring concern for province and country.
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Togo Bridge
Togo
Assiniboine River
Yorkton
Willowbrook
Rhein
Clashmoor
Eldersley
Tisdale