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Asbestos plant workers at Matachewan cheer at midnight when they learn Ontario government has ordered the $33 million United Asbestos plant closed for(...)
Asbestos plant workers at Matachewan cheer at midnight when they learn Ontario government has ordered the $33 million United Asbestos plant closed for(...)

Asbestos plant workers at Matachewan cheer at midnight when they learn Ontario government has ordered the $33 million United Asbestos plant closed for(...)

Date4/12/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Asbestos plant workers at Matachewan cheer at midnight when they learn Ontario government has ordered the $33 million United Asbestos plant closed for health reasons. They began picketing plant in former gold-mining town; 58 miles west of Kirkland Lake; last Thursday after complaining of company inaction to take clean-up steps it had promised. Town has been in a turmoil since February when it was claimed plant's 180 workers were endangered.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010887F
The toll, Jean-Baptiste Fortin is an asbestos miner who has been disabled 100 per cent by asbestos
The toll, Jean-Baptiste Fortin is an asbestos miner who has been disabled 100 per cent by asbestos
1/15/1976
Concerned about the effect on her health if any asbestos dust has been carried into her home, Connie Claus has her lungs tested on a pulmonary functio(...)
Concerned about the effect on her health if any asbestos dust has been carried into her home, Connie Claus has her lungs tested on a pulmonary functio(...)
12/2/1975
Peter charette is a lather. He says his father, Marcel, died from 20 years of breathing an asbestos-containing compound as a construction worker. Workmen's Compensation Board disagrees
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7/9/1975
Asbestos research Health hazard in spotlight
Asbestos research Health hazard in spotlight
2/14/1974
Cleaning up: Gas-masked workers seal asbestos-covered beams in Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate in Scarborough
Cleaning up: Gas-masked workers seal asbestos-covered beams in Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate in Scarborough
3/20/1980
Technologist Jane Dillon prepares water from the Canadian Johns-Manville plant for testing at the Ontario Research Foundation
Technologist Jane Dillon prepares water from the Canadian Johns-Manville plant for testing at the Ontario Research Foundation
2/14/1974
Grim story: Sign warns of danger after the auditorium and library at Humberside Collegiate Institute are closed for an indefinite period because of asbestos
Grim story: Sign warns of danger after the auditorium and library at Humberside Collegiate Institute are closed for an indefinite period because of asbestos
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Only 18 of the hundreds affected have been helped, government and union blame each other
Only 18 of the hundreds affected have been helped, government and union blame each other
4/27/1980
Respirators required in two areas, Manager says the building is clean and safe
Respirators required in two areas, Manager says the building is clean and safe
2/24/1975
Lead smelter ordered to seal in pollution from 4-acre plant, The provincial government has ordered Toronto Refiners and Smelters to enclose its Bathru(...)
Lead smelter ordered to seal in pollution from 4-acre plant, The provincial government has ordered Toronto Refiners and Smelters to enclose its Bathru(...)
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New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
2/11/1975
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
2/11/1975