Department heads predict doomsday scenarios of overcrowded schools, hospitals with camp beds in the corridors, hillsides covered with squatter villages and unemployment mired for years in double figures.

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We set up camp-beds so we could put children up and keep families together.

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The first phase of construction includes early earthwork and concrete foundations for a mill and on-site power plant, expansion of the existing water-supply system, construction and operation of the initial phase of a new tailings facility, and expansion of camp facilities by approximately 6, 600 additional beds for workers.

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The house will feature a roughly 500-foot "kids' wing, " with three sets of bunk beds, a lofted play area and a camp-style bathroom with four sinks and sectioned-off toilets and showers.

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Staying at Lazy Beach is like going to a tropical summer camp: The rooms are simple, with mosquito nets, double beds, and cold-water bathrooms, and the activity options consist of swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, and hiking 20 minutes through thick jungle to the heart-shaped bay on the island's east side.

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The next day, I plunged deep into the heart of the park, to Somalisa, a tented camp with relatively luxurious accommodations (tents included ensuite washrooms and comfortable beds) arranged around a central dining tent, fire pit and a watering hole that, while only a few metres across, was deep enough to keep the many elephants that drink its refreshing waters from actually crossing through.

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With two bathrooms, a media room and numbered bunk beds matched with towel hooks and luggage storage, the summer-camp-style space was designed to house their three teenagers along with their friends and relatives who frequently visit with them.

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