Tim K. Takaro

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A multi-well pad for a natural gas plant is pictured outside of Fort St. John, B.C., in October 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

B.C. and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents

Margaret McGregor, University of British Columbia; Deborah Curran, University of Victoria; Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, University of Toronto; Kevin Berk, Dalhousie University, and Tim K. Takaro, Simon Fraser University

Setback regulations remain the only lever that affords some protection to those bearing the greatest health risks of shale gas development in their neighbourhoods.
A tiger dam is placed across all lanes of the closed Trans-Canada Highway near the flooded Sumas River, in Abbotsford, B.C., in December 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

We hear about the health impact of climate‑related events. But what about the health‑care workers who respond to them?

Christopher Buse, Simon Fraser University; Sandra Smiley, University of British Columbia, and Tim K. Takaro, Simon Fraser University

Health systems are made up of people who are often members of the same disaster-stricken communities they serve. They respond to climate-related events, but are affected by them too.

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