The Cassiar asbestos mine in B.C. closed back in 1992, but decades later, the B.C. Mining Law Reform Network says it remains among the most polluted mine sites in the province.

The mine recently made the organization's 2025 Dirty Dozen list . Co-chair Nikki Skuce said the network is increasingly hearing from former workers with health issues.

"Lung diseases and asbestos-related diseases, which are pretty deadly and awful, have a latency period of 10 to 40 years," she said.

Asbestos — minerals that can cause serious health concerns if breathed in — can no longer be imported, sold or used in Canada. Organizations like WorksafeBC say it still kills more workers in the province than anything else. Some workers and residents from the former Cassiar mine site have died from different l

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