Posts Tagged ‘Mississauga’
Quebec Looks to Revive Canadian Asbestos Exportation
The Quebec government has stunned international markets with the news – announced over Canada day weekend – that it was following through with a whopping $58 million loan to Balcorp Ltd., the company which wants to reopen the giant Jeffrey Mine in Quebec’s Eastern Townships.
Read MoreThe Asbestos Risk: Tenants Concerned Over Unsafe Renovations
Residents of a Vancouver apartment building have raised a red flag over renovations they say are proceeding without adequate protection from asbestos exposure.
Read MoreItalian Court Ruling Spotlights Asbestos in Fibre Cement
A court in Turin, an industrial region of Italy, handed down a landmark sentence recently in the case of a company owner who exposed his workers to the dangers of asbestos inhalation. The court sentenced the Swiss man to a 16-year prison term over what is said to be the deaths of 2,000 workers.
Read MoreDRDC Building to be Renovated Due to Mould, Asbestos
The construction standards of yesterday become the renovation problems of the present, and government structures are no exception. Ottawa’s Public Works Department is renovating a building used by the Defence Research and Development Canada after a worker complained of headaches and other health related issues.
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