The Town That Asbestos Built. The Cancer It Left Behind

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The Town That Asbestos Built. The Cancer It Left Behind

Amanda Follett Hosgood - The TYEE - January 12, 2026

EXCERPT: "As more and more asbestos was mined in Cassiar, a tailings pile east of town also grew, rising to almost 100 metres — taller than Toronto’s Rogers Centre and with a footprint six times as large. When the wind blew west, it carried the asbestos into town. Green dust settled over everything....

More than 30 years after the mine closed, advocates say it’s time for B.C. to take a closer look at the legacy left by Cassiar."

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