A Mining Town Scattered Residents, and Asbestos, to the Wind | The Tyee Cassiar exposed residents to asbestos for 40 years. But little has been done to follow their health outcomes.

📢 New reporting from @amandafollett.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca examines the long shadow of asbestos mining in B.C. — and what happens when a company town disappears.

📰 A Mining Town Scattered, and Asbestos to the Wind
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#Cassiar #Asbestos #BCMining
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Remnants, #Cassiar #Asbestos Mine, British Columbia. 5/24, shot on a #Rolleiflex and #Lomography #Redscale. Weather didn’t work for IR, but I’m pretty happy with the #toxic look. Note the #tailings towering over the #mine complex. #film #analog #mining #reclaimation #filmisnotdead