Worried about your neighbour’s renovation project or have an asbestos concern in your neighbourhood? Renovation or maintenance works that may involve disturbing asbestos-containing materials can cause concern.  It can sometimes be difficult to know what to do if you have asbestos related concerns in your neighbourhood. We all have a duty not to harm those…

Asbestos becomes dangerous once the fibres are disturbed, become airborne and are then inhaled, which can happen if you’re sanding, drilling, cutting or sawing asbestos. Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and inhaling asbestos fibres is associated with diseases including pleural disease, asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer. There is no safe level of exposure to asbestos.…