The AREA Fund was created by the Ford family in 2010 to provide a funding source for the wide variety of asbestos-related research, education and advocacy projects that individuals and organizations are undertaking in Canada. Starting August 2011, the fund structure was changed to provide donors with the option of having their donation go directly to funds available for granting, or having it permanently endowed. This flexibility will enable the AREA Fund to make meaningful grants more quickly (thereby actively supporting asbestos-related issues sooner), while still ensuring that there are permanently endowed funds that will continue to grow and generate revenue for this important work over the long-term.

1. ~ Please click here to make a secure, online donation to the AREA Fund ~
   

The online donation form allows you to select whether you want your donation to be permanently endowed (AREA Endowment Fund), or to be made available for immediate giving (AREA Fund). It also allows you to make a donation in memory of a loved one and gives you the option to remain anonymous. If you don’t wish to be anonymous, we will add your name to our Thank You page.

1. Your Stories
   

2. Your stories
   

3. Your Fund-Raising
   

4. Fund-raising that you did in support of the AREA Fund
   

5. Your Donations
   

6. Donations by individuals, groups, unions and other organizations in support of the AREA Fund
   

7. Thank You!
   

1. Asbestos Organizations
   

2. -Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
   

3. -Asbestos Street Fighters
   

4. -Asbestos Disease Research Institute
   

5. -Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation (CMF)
   

6. -Canadian Society for Asbestos Victims (CanSAV)
   

7. -Hazardous Materials Association (HMA)
   

8. -International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS)
   

9. -Meso Foundation
   

10. -Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
    

11. -Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com
    

12. -Mesothelioma Symptoms
    

13. -Pleural Mesothelioma Center
    

14. Other Organizations
    

15. -Canadian Cancer Society
    

16. -CAREX Canada
    

17. -Rideau Institute
    

18. -WorkSafeBC
    

19. -World Health Organization 
    

1. Speaking Opportunities
   

2. The AREA Fund has been afforded a number of speaking opportunities
   

3. Mentioned in the Media
   

4. The AREA Fund has been highlighted in media publications
   

5. HiddenKiller.ca
   

6. Launch of WorkSafeBC’s new asbestos website
   

7. Breathtaking
   

8. Vancouver screening of Canadian documentary about Canada’s asbestos industry
   

9. Town Hall Meeting
   

10. Powell River public meeting about asbestos and asbestos diseases
    

11. 2010 Worker’s Memorial Day
    

12. AREA Fund officially announced
    

1. Learn about current projects that the AREA Fund is supporting (and potential projects that are being considered for support), thanks to your generous donations.
   

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   Canadian Environmental
   Health Atlas
   

2. This online, open-access environmental health atlas is a 5 year project, but the asbestos page already has some great information. It has objective information and tools that will raise awareness and understanding of the harms of asbestos.
   

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4. Safe removal of hazardous materials, such as asbestos
   

5. HMA is a non-profit association of professional contractors, and other concerned organizations involved in the hazardous materials abatement industry in BC. HMA is committed to safety in the industry, and provide hazardous materials abatement training throughout BC.
   

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7. HiddenKiller.ca
   

8. Asbestos-related diseases are the
   #1 occupational killer in BC. In recognition of this, WorkSafeBC has created an asbestos-specific Website
   

9. NEW   Occupational Exposure Registry
   

10. Due to the latency and long period of exposure required for the onset of some occupational diseases, WorkSafeBC has developed an Exposure Registry Program as a way for workers, employers, and others to register a worker’s exposure to a harmful substance at work.
    

11. 

    Is Canada’s federal government relying on junk science to justify its support for re-opening asbestos mines in Quebec? Watch the and decide for yourself.
    

12. Documentary: Fatal Deception
    

13. Critics Pressuring McGill
    

14. McGill Asbestos Review
    

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16. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - “Ored to Death”
    

17. This popular US comedy show provides their take on all the anti-asbestos propaganda and a Canadian blue-collar town that promotes the ‘safe’ mineral.
    

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19. The Rick Mercer Report - Rick’s Rant - “Asbestos”
    

20. Rick’s Rant on asbestos in Canada is worth watching again and again.
    

21. Asbestos Timeline
    

22. Timeline of international events relating to asbestos regulation and compensation, as well as key events for industry and the scientific/medical community 
    

1. Media Links
   

2. Links to recent media stories about asbestos and the asbestos industry
   

3. Graphics, Videos and
   Audio Files
   

4. Links to documentaries, news clips, and more regarding asbestos and the asbestos industry
   

5. Information
   

6. Links to asbestos-related information