Category: Canadian Forces Base Kingston

Asbestos Heavily Present in Buildings at Kingston Military School, Say Feds

Asbestos, which can cause lung cancer and mesothelioma when inhaled, is present in many of the buildings at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics (CFSCE) in Kingston, Ont., according to the Department of National Defence (DND). DND says in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons on May 15 that all 13 buildings…


EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed Case of Legionnaires’ Disease at Ontario Military Base Prompts Building Demolition

The Department of National Defence (DND) has confirmed that there was a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) in Kingston, Ont., late last year, which contaminated a building to the point that there are now plans for it to be demolished. The individual who contracted the disease was a civilian employee at…