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Une nouvelle infolettre de l’ONA
L’ONA vous invite à vous abonner à sa toute nouvelle infolettre, afin de recevoir les plus récentes actualités de l’organisation. Lien de communication prisé pour son efficacité, l’infolettre vous permettra d’être informé en...
Together, let’s shape the future of asbestos regions
The national asbestos observatory presents its very first TAARMAQ scientific conference (Supported and acceptable transition of asbestos mining residues in Quebec). This will take place on March 27 and 28, 2024 at the Thetford Convention Center. All the...
TAARMAQ program: extension of the pre-application period until February 15, 2024
As announced on January 18 by our partner, the FRQS (Quebec Research Fund - Health), the date for submitting the pre-application for the TAARMAQ program (Supported and Acceptable Transition for Asbestos Mining tailings in Quebec) is postponed to January 15. ...
Invitation – “Civil Society and Associations” Advisory Committee
Since its creation, now a year ago, the National Asbestos Observatory (ONA) has held numerous consultation meetings in order to identify the most pressing research issues for communities in asbestos regions, which allowed to...
Preparation of the Observatory’s first scientific conference
In order to mobilize the scientific community and stakeholders involved around the various issues facing communities in the asbestos regions of Quebec, the National Asbestos Observatory (NAO) has been busy organizing its first conference for several months....
NAO unveils its research program
On the basis of consultations carried out from spring 2023 with the various stakeholders concerned by the management and valorization of asbestos mining residues (AMR) and taking into account the knowledge and expertise of the scientific community, the...
Government-regions-business Consultation Table: NAO presents the progress of its work
As part of the 2022-2025 Action Plan “Asbestos and asbestos mining residues in Quebec: towards the transformation of a liability into a sustainable asset”, the government-regions-business consultation table was set up in 2022 to ensure follow-up and...
Pre-announcement – TAARMAQ Program: Supported and Acceptable Transition for Asbestos Mining Waste in Quebec
The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), in partnership with the National Asbestos Observatory (NAO), invite the scientific community to mobilize in order to respond soon to the first call for proposals for the new TAARMAQ program:.. .
Adoption of NAO's first scientific programming
On October 10, following several months of work, the NAO team presented its research program to the governance committee. The latter unanimously adopted the 2023-2027 scientific programming and underlined its quality. For...
The NAO Scientific Advisory Committee visits the MRC des Sources and des Appalaches
After several months of consultation and consultation work, the NAO received a visit from its Scientific Advisory Committee. This committee is made up of renowned researchers from a multitude of research environments. These experts...
Establishment of the National Asbestos Observatory in the Thetford region
Quebec established a National Asbestos Observatory and established it in the heart of the region which was the cradle of asbestos mining in Canada. On June 16, 2022, the Quebec government made public its 2022-2025 action plan: “Asbestos...
