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In Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, Canada, residents are concerned about a proposed concrete plant and quarry which could cause air pollution in nearby residential areas.
 
Concrete dust contains toxins such as silica which can lead to cancer, silicosis, and other health problems.
 
The site in question is currently zoned for use as a quarry.

Winds would blow quarry pollution north: resident

Whitehorse Star - 3/27/2006 5:50 PM

Residents in Whitehorse’s newest and soon-to-be newest subdivisions could see their air polluted with toxic contaminants if the city permits Territorial Contracting Ltd. (TCL) to build a concrete batch plant and quarry in their area.
 
That’s the opinion of longtime McLean Lake resident Bob Kuiper.
 
Last Thursday evening, he hosted a public meeting on the city’s new zoning bylaw, which has yet to be passed, and TCL’s plans to move its operations behind the Sleeping Giant Hill n
 
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