Editing Elliot Lake (section)

===Post-mining===
In the years following the cessation of mining, the city looked elsewhere for its survival, finding some success promoting itself as a retirement community,<ref name=NYT/> advanced manufacturing hub and tourist destination.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Elliot+lake+miner+edges+closer+to+uranium+mine.-a0181728409 "Elliot Lake miner edges closer to uranium mine."]. ''[[Northern Ontario Business]]'', July 1, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Mawhiney |editor1-first=Anne-Marie |editor2-last=Pitblado |editor2-first=Jane |title=Boom Town Blues: Elliot Lake: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community |date=1999 |publisher=Dundurn |isbn=9781554881031 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3_1mKhNFZ3YC&pg=PA21}}</ref>

On June 23, 2012, part of a roof collapsed at [[Algo Centre Mall]], sending metal and concrete debris crashing down through two floors of the shopping centre. The accident killed two people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elliot Lake mall searchers recover 2nd body from debris|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/elliot-lake-mall-collapse-response-to-be-reviewed-1.1239416|date=June 27, 2012|access-date=June 27, 2012|work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> [[Pearson Plaza]] has since opened.

On February 21, 2019, part of the theatre roof of the [[Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre]] collapsed due to an abnormally heavy snow load.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roof at Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre collapses (5 photos, update)|url=https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/roof-at-lester-b-pearson-civic-centre-collapses-1255086|access-date=2021-04-30|website=ElliotLakeToday.com|date=22 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>  The building has since been completely demolished.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Rosalind|title=Demolition nearly complete of Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre|url=https://www.myespanolanow.com/31933/demolition-nearly-complete-of-lester-b-pearson-civic-centre/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=My Espanola Now|date=27 March 2020 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

Today, the economy of Elliot Lake has seen steady growth. Major employers in Elliot Lake include major mining services firms such as Komatsu, Weir, and Denison Environmental; specialty manufacturing organizations such as St. Regis Group, HiRail Leasing and Prestige Pulpits; numerous forestry businesses; a collection of professional services offices such as Cambridge Law LLP, KPMG and BrokerLink and an increasing number of technology organizations. Government organizations found in the community are numerous and include the City of Elliot Lake, Elliot Lake Retirement Living, a range of Ontario Ministries, a set of federal government offices, a hospital, many health service providers and several schools.

The city has four major retail areas: Downtown, Highway 108 Corridor, Hillside, and Paris; and two industrial parks, located at north and south ends of the City. The new mall is Pearson Plaza, and opened downtown in 2016.

In January 2023, just weeks after being elected in the [[2022 Algoma District municipal elections]], mayor Chris Patrie was removed from office in a ruling that he had violated municipal [[conflict of interest]] rules by lobbying, in his prior term as a city councillor, to have the city's new recreation centre built near the Oakland Plaza, in which he is a part owner, instead of on the former Algo Centre Mall site.<ref>Erik White, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/elliot-lake-mayor-court-removed-conflict-of-interest-1.6708438 "Judge orders Elliot Lake mayor should be removed from office"]. [[CBCS-FM|CBC Northern Ontario]], January 10, 2023.</ref> Deputy mayor Andrew Wannan served as acting mayor, while Patrie appealed the ruling.<ref>Kevin McSheffrey [https://www.elliotlakestandard.ca/news/judge-removes-patrie-as-elliot-lake-mayor "Judge removes Patrie as Elliot Lake mayor"].''[[Elliot Lake Standard]]''. January 13, 2023.</ref> Patrie lost his appeal, and Wannan was elevated to the full mayoralty by the city council in February 2024.<ref>Ian Campbell, [https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/meet-elliot-lake-s-new-mayor-andrew-wannan-1.6766482 "Elliot Lake has a new mayor after elected man removed"]. [[CTV Northern Ontario]], February 12, 2024.</ref>