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CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Problems with drywall dust contaminated with asbestos has prompted the Central Okanagan Regional District to stop accepting drywall at its Westside transfer station ...

However, many carpenters who worked before the 1980s were kept in the dark about one of the worst hazards of all: asbestos. Before metal studs were invented to frame drywall, carpenters were ...