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Asbestos Mine Revival Killed by Quebec Election Results 4 Nov 2012 | 05:00 pm
Quebec residents had the opportunity to vote against asbestos and the asbestos mine on September 4, 2012 in a Quebec election. Most did with a Parti Quebecois Minority Government elected. The pro-asbe...
Asbestos in the World Trade Center 19 Jul 2012 | 09:39 am
The World Trade Center which was being built in 1971 had construction plans changed when New York City banned the use of asbestos in buildings. At that point construction of the World Trade Center w...
Chrysotile and other forms of Asbestos 2 Jul 2012 | 11:00 pm
Six minerals are defined as “asbestos” in two different classes. In Canada only the serpentine class has been mined. The serpentine class includes only the fibrous mineral chrysotile. It is more flex...
Quebec Government to Loan $58M to Jeffrey Mine 1 Jul 2012 | 01:07 am
Back in February 2012, a Quebec delegation came to India to promote asbestos exports to India. They were met with protests there. Nevertheless, an official agreement was signed to promote “safe hand...
Canadian Asbestos Exports 23 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
The chart above shows that in 2010 the bulk of Canada’s asbestos exports were to less developed countries. More than half goes to India. Asbestos use is banned completely in most developed countries e...
Asbestos Mining in Canada 23 May 2012 | 02:29 pm
Here we will provide information about the miners and the danger they faced in Canada for over a century in the open pit asbestos mines. The modern asbestos mining methods are far more protective to t...
Asbestos in Buildings 14 May 2012 | 03:39 am
The World Trade Centre which was being built in 1971 had construction plans changed when New York City banned the use of asbestos when construction was near the 64th floor of the twin towers. It was ...
Working with Asbestos 14 May 2012 | 02:59 am
The inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious diseases and death… It is no longer common to have Canadian workers handle asbestos directly without safeguards. In the photo shown above these w...
Share Asbestos Resources and Links 9 May 2012 | 05:13 am
Our new Canadian Asbestos Facts website is part of a major campaign to get Canadians to know more and to get angry about asbestos and to get involved in efforts to ban asbestos exports and use. We ar...
Chrysotile Institute is Closing – Bravo! 6 May 2012 | 08:49 am
The asbestos industry in Canada has been supported by an organization called The Chrysotile Institute based in Montreal for many years. It was founded in 1984 (a perfect year for such an organizatio...
