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 ====== Noctowne ======
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-^NOCTOWNE||
+^  NOCTOWNE                                                                                                                                                                                                            ||
-|[[wp>List_of_municipalities_in_British_Columbia#Towns|Town]] ([[wp>List_of_municipalities_in_Ontario#Single-tier_municipalities|Single-tier]])||
+|  [[wp>List_of_municipalities_in_British_Columbia#Towns|Town]]                                                                      ||
-|{{:futurecorp:noctowne:noctowne.jpg?200&direct}}||
+|  (Picture in progress.)                                                                                                                                                                                              ||
-| Motto: The sleepless pines.||
+|  Motto: The sleepless pines.                                                                                                                                                                                         ||
-^ ― | |
+^  Geopolitical                                                                                                                                                                                                        ||
-| Country | Canada |
+| Country                                                                                                                                          | Canada                                                             |
-| Province | Ontario |
+| Province                                                                                                                                         | British Columbia                                                            |
-| Districts | Downtown, Riverside, Far Pines, High Park  |
+| Districts                                                                                                                                        | Downtown, Riverside, Far Pines, High Park                          |
-| Nearby | [[:futurecorp:Woodlot:start]] (12 km east), Washers Grove (20 km south)  |
+| Nearby                                                                                                                                           | [[..:Woodlot:]] (12 km east), [[..:Washers Grove:]] (20 km south)  |
-^ ― | |
+^  History                                                                                                                                                                                                             ||
-| Established | September 23rd, 1950 |
+| Established                                                                                                                                      | September 23rd, 1950                                               |
-^ Government ||
+^  Government                                                                                                                                                                                                          ||
-| Type | [[wp>Mayor–council government]] |
+| Type                                                                                                                                             | [[wp>Mayor–council government]]                                    |
-| Mayor | [[mayor#current|Wilma L. Gill]] |
+| Mayor                                                                                                                                            | [[mayor#current|Wilma L. Gill]]                                    |
-| Council | Noctowne Legal Chambers |
+| Council                                                                                                                                          | Noctowne Legal Chambers                                            |
-^ ― | |
+| Police Department                                                                                                                                | [[noctownepd|Noctowne P.D.]]                                       |
-| Population | ~3240 |
+^  Citizenship                                                                                                                                                                                                         ||
-| Unemployment | 4% |
+| Population                                                                                                                                       | ~3240                                                              |
-^ ― | |
+| Unemployment                                                                                                                                     | 4%                                                                 |
-| Major Industries | Electronics, construction, mining, aerospace |
+^  Economy                                                                                                                                                                                                             ||
-| Primary News Publication | [[http://noctownenightly.blogspot.ca/|The Noctowne Nightly]] |
+| Major Industries                                                                                                                                 | Electronics, construction, mining, aerospace                       |
+| Primary News Publication                                                                                                                         | [[http://noctownenightly.blogspot.ca/|The Noctowne Nightly]]       |
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 ====== History ======
-^1950^|Town established by [[mayor#first|industrial mogul]]|
+  * **1872** - Anglican missionaries colonize region, named Eliza's Arm after the reverand's wife Elizabeth McGunn
-^1970^|First reportings of strange insomnia percentage per population|
+  * **1917** - Eliza's Arm Post Office opens.
-^1975^|Town census reveals population has 30% insomnia|
+  * **1921** - Silver mining begins across the shore.
-^1990^|Insomnia rates as high as 38%|
+  * **1927** - Mining begins to stall due to legal concerns.
-^1993^|Town expands 24/7 business licenses to be default|
+  * **1933** - Eliza's Arm Steamer Landing begins operation.
-^1996^|45% of town business are open during the night and day.|
+  * **1965** - Large mining settlement established by [[mayor#first|industrial mogul]]. Originally built for 1.2k people.
-^2001^|Massive explosion at local coal plant results in town blackout.|
+  * **1969** - Lead and magnetite begins mining in ernest. Large deposit of [[wp>Gadolinium]] discovered.
-^2002^|Environment Energy Initiative begins construction on solar plant|
+  * **1979** - First reportings of strange insomnia percentage per population. Settlement renamed Noctowne.
-^2003^|Construction on mountainside wind farms begins|
+  * **1985** - Town census reveals population has 30% insomnia
-^2010^|Energy levels restored, town in serious debt from construction|
+  * **1990** - Insomnia rates as high as 38%. Eliza's Arm is mostly a ghost town.
-^2015^|Town reaching breaking point, population declining severely|
+  * **1993** - Town expands 24/7 business licenses to be default. Noctowne becomes a hit camping destination.
-^2017^|The mayor fails re-election for the first time in Noctowne history|
+  * **1996** - 45% of town business are open during the night and day.
-^2018^|Megacorp ARCO makes deal with municipality|
+  * **2001** - Massive explosion at local coal plant results in town blackout.
-^2019^|Zoning for ARCO approved; entire valley over the river sold to them|
+  * **2002** - Environment Energy Initiative begins construction on solar plant. Frequent brownouts now occur.
-^2022^|First ARCO power plants go online, town power revitalized|
+  * **2003** - Construction on mountainside wind farms begins. Brownouts infrequent.
-^2024^|[[NDRC|ARCO Noctowne Development and Research Complex]] begins construction|
+  * **2010** - Energy levels restored, town in serious debt from construction
-^2026^|ARCO Complex development complete|
+  * **2015** - Town reaching breaking point, population declining severely
-^2027^|Canadian government approves ARCO's [[circexam|Circadian Examination and Work Transfer]] program|
+  * **2017** - The mayor fails re-election for the first time in Noctowne history
-^2028^|ARCO begins offering employees transfers to the Noctowne facility at higher pay and uniquely tailored working times|
+  * **2018** - Megacorp ARCO makes deal with municipality.
-^2030^|Town population highest it's ever been. Town seeing 'golden age'|
+  * **2019** - Zoning for ARCO approved; old Eliza's Arm settlement is purchased.
-^2031^|Insomnia at 52%|
+  * **2022** - First ARCO power plants go online, town power revitalized
+  * **2024** - [[NDRC|ARCO Noctowne Development and Research Complex]] begins construction
+  * **2026** - ARCO Complex development complete
+  * **2027** - Canadian government approves ARCO's [[circexam|Circadian Examination and Work Transfer]] program
+  * **2028** - ARCO begins offering employees transfers to the Noctowne facility at higher pay and uniquely tailored working times
+  * **2030** - Town population highest it's ever been. Town seeing 'golden age'
+  * **2031** - Insomnia at 52%
 ====== Important Locations ======
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-  * [[library|Noctowne Public Library]]
+  * [[Noctowne Public Library]]
   * [[nightwalkerbar|The Nightwalker Bar]]
-  * [[college|Riverside College]]
+  * [[Riverside College]]
   * [[NDRC|ARCO Noctowne Development and Research Complex]]
-  * [[park|High Park]]
+  * [[High Park]]
-  * [[hillside|Hillside Medical Center]]
+  * [[Hillside Medical Center]]
 ====== Abnormalities ======
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-^Music/Composers^|Akira Yamaoka, Atra Aeterna|
+^ Music/Composers     || Akira Yamaoka, Atra Aeterna, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn                                                        |
-^Movies^|Insomnia, Constantine|
+^ Movies              || Insomnia, Constantine, Blair Witch                                                                         |
-^Television^|Twin Peaks|
+^ Television          || Twin Peaks, Marble Hornets                                                                                 |
-^Games^|Fallen London, Deadly Premonition|
+^ Games               || Fallen London, Deadly Premonition                                                                          |
-^Books/Authors^|Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, House of Leaves|
+^ Books/Authors       || Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, House of Leaves                                                              |
-^Themes^|Post-rock, wanderlust, wistfulness, weird fiction, mundane horror, personal wounds, returning, melancholy|
+^ Themes              || Post-rock, wanderlust, wistfulness, weird fiction, mundane horror, personal wounds, returning, melancholy  |
-Despite perhaps some surface similarity, Silent Hill is actually anti-influence. I don't want to make a place like Silent Hill.