asbestos

Cartoon asbestos particles (little brown specks with googly eyes) walking away from the SFU library building with a bindle upon their shoulders. They have a look of desperation upon their faces.
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Asbestos speak out against heartless renoviction from the library

Heidi Kwok November 11, 2025

Over the summer, SFU’s asbestos community was served a notice to vacate the fifth floor of the W.A.C. Bennett Library on the Burnaby campus. This eviction coincides with the reopening of the floor on August 25, following a nearly three-year renovation project. Henry J. Asbestos Junior, the primary tenant, and his extended family of over nine and a half million particles (and counting!) have been locked in a bitter eviction battle with the library since November 2022. They allege to have been victims of a targeted renoviction campaign and are demanding justice. “We are beyond outraged,” said Henry J. Asbestos…

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Anthropomorphic bundle of asbestos with arms crossed and sunglasses
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The secret life of the Bennett Library Asbestos

Hailey Miller July 7, 2023

Hello there, it’s me, the Bennett Library Asbestos — your local campus enemy. I’ve been living on residence since the dawn of SFU’s inception, and let me tell you, what a ride it has been. Most people around here don’t…

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The Peak looks into asbestos on campus

Devana Petrovic June 16, 2020

Many of SFU’s Burnaby campus buildings were constructed using asbestos-containing materials (ACM). ACM causes health hazards when disturbed; with activities such as construction, ACM can become airborne and dangerous.  With the current construction on Burnaby campus, SFU’s Environmental Health &…

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SFU releases report on asbestos incident on campus

EIC June 12, 2017

Simon Fraser University is launching a re-inventory of asbestos on campus after a report found that work on asbestos ceiling tiles last year was done without proper safety procedures, exposing employees to the toxic substance. The incident occurred during renovations…

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