Article content After months of false starts, debate, votes and the threat of referendum, the town of Asbestos has finally changed its name. Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Andrée Laforest on Wednesday approved the rechristening of the small Eastern Townships municipality to Val-des-Sources and also refused a request that the renaming process be put to a local referendum. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Say goodbye Asbestos and hello to Val-des-Sources as Quebec okays name change Back to video The name change takes effect immediately except for the time it will take to reprogram online systems, the town said in a statement.