October 13, 2010
News: Indian consortium offers money to reopen asbestos mineFrançais
This story was reported in the french media yesterday. It marks one step closer to the possibility that the bankrupt Jeffrey asbestos mine will re-open – pumping deadly asbestos fibres out of our soils and into developing countries where workers have no protection from its cancerous effects.
The mine is still counting on a $58 Million subsidized bank loan from the Quebec government. It is also counting on the Federal Government to continue to turn a blind eye to the terrible harm we are exporting every day.
The evidence is beyond dispute. Canadians must demand that their government pass Bill C-399 to ban the mining and export of asbestos in Canada.
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Indian consortium makes cash offer to revive rare Canadian asbestos mine
In The Winnipeg Free Press
By: The Canadian Press
MONTREAL – An Indian consortium has made an offer to buy one of Canada’s last remaining asbestos mines and extend its life.
The group made a bid last Thursday to purchase the cash-strapped Jeffrey Mine in the Quebec town of Asbestos
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The 131-year-old Jeffrey mine is one of only two sites in Canada that still extracts the controversial substance, blamed for causing serious health issues, including cancer.
The World Health Organization says asbestos-related diseases cause 90,000 deaths annually around the world.
The Canadian asbestos industry has been heavily criticized for exporting the mineral to developing countries where few, if any, safety measures to limit exposure are followed.
Read the full story at the Winnipeg Free Press
