Advocacy letter to PM Trudeau on Research on Asbestos (2016)
CARWH president Catherine Trask (2016) sent a letter to PM Trudeau on behalf of the CARWH Board of directors to propose the establishment of a concerted Federal-Provincial-Territorial research program towards the mitigation of health and economic impacts of occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos and elongated mineral particles in Canada. You can read that letter here. The letter was also sent to CIHR Institute of Population & Public Health Director Dr. Steven Hoffman and the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
2027 CARWH CONFERENCE
Mark your calendars. The 2027 CARWH Conference will be in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba’s St. John’s College May 17 – 19, 2027. Conference theme is “Health and Safety At Work: Sustainable Prevention, Partnerships and Participation”
2026 Annual General Meeting – November 12
2027 CARWH Annual General Meeting will take place on November 12, 12pm-1pm EST
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