We use salt to clear our roadways and stabilize our roadbeds as well as to maintain the conditioning systems that soften hard water. We make textiles and chemicals with it. Everything from aspirin to bar soap to leather shoes! In a single year, Canadians can use more than ten million tonnes of the stuff. In fact, it's estimated there are more than 14,000 uses for this marvelous compound.Shaking up the Industry.
Once home to roaming Buffalo herds, the area around Gretna attracted people as far back as the early 1800's. Originally known as ''Smuggler''s Point'', it's natural tree cover afforded early settlers and fur trappers a location where undeclared goods were smuggled over the border. Soon after establishing the 49th parallel as the International border, Gretna became an important customs centre and border town for both the Canadian and American governments.