Residents ordered to vacate condo for months after asbestos is found
After a massive fire that caused an estimated $2.6 million in damage, almost 300 residents living in an Edmonton condominium building have been ordered to leave for at least six months because...
View ArticleOntario Town Receives Aid for Asbestos Removal
Recently, the town of Goderich, Ontario, got word that the Ontario Disaster Relief Fund would provide the $850,000 to compensate for asbestos removal in the town’s court house. The fund was designed...
View ArticleCourt Proceedings Remind of Lingering Asbestos Threat
The court proceedings into the infamous Sunrise Propane explosion of 2008 in north Toronto continues to wind its way through the system. Its current phase involves the issue of responsibility;...
View ArticleInsulation: Time for an Upgrade?
Adding or installing new insulation can help with a host of environmental issues such as mould growth and noise pollution. But there’s also a caution to throw in where it comes to older homes –...
View ArticleKeeping Track of Deadly Asbestos
The province of Saskatchewan launched Canada’s first online asbestos registry recently – a long overdue development we believe best serves the interests of all Canadians. What the registry does is keep...
View ArticleCLC President Leads Call For Outright Ban on Asbestos as Imports Continue to...
The federal government took a step in the right direction recently with the announcement of a ban on the use of asbestos in federal construction projects. However, in context that measure seems like a...
View ArticleAsbestos remediation, encapsulation and removal
Can you safely live and work with asbestos? The answer is a pretty ambivalent, “maybe, sometimes…” Late last month, the DND (Department of National Defense) recently made headlines – but not for any...
View ArticlePopcorn Ceilings = Asbestos
An old home fashion trend may introduce asbestos into your life when you live in an older home in the GTA. We’re not really sure why so-called popcorn ceilings were ever popular. They naturally gather...
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