Quebec Gives Asbestos Mine $58 Million Loan
Cancer groups are up in arms over the recent decision by the Quebec government to go ahead with giving a $58 million loan to the owners of the Jeffrey Mine in the town of Asbestos that will keep the mine operational. Bernard Coulombe, the president of the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine held a news conference last week with Yvonn Vallières, a member of the national assembly, to announce the loan. They projected that keeping the mine open with the loan would create between up to 500 full-