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Article: De Beers Canada: looking down the pipe.(TOP PLACES TO WORK)(Company overview)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- October 1, 2007
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Imagine working in a place where the landscape is unspoiled and dotted with pristine lakes and wildlife.
Those who are hired to work on the new De Beers Canada Victor diamond mine, located in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, approximately 90 km west of the coastal community of Attawapiskat, will find themselves in such a landscape.
"In the summer, the colours are very vivid. There's a stark contrast between the blue of the water and the green of the vegetation. It's like an intricate, free-flowing pattern of blue and green," said Linda Dorrington, director of public and corporate affairs with De Beers Canada.
"In the winter, it's ...