[Newfie]

There are several gypsum ones on Cape Breton, one quite near my property. Maybe 8 miles away. They have a dock and loading facility to load dedicated bulk carriers. It's been a while but I don't think they having been running hard.

[ROCKMAN]

Sub - I wonder if the problem with O3 is similar with "if one pill is good for me then 5 will be even better" attitude. Also with all the concerns over the "ozone layer" some might have thought it had some magical properties. This is what the WHO has to say. Not surprising the European focus on research:

"There are few epidemiological studies on the chronic effects of ozone on human health. Incidence of asthma, a decreased lung function growth, lung cancer and total mortality are the main outcomes studied. At levels currently observed in Europe, the evidence linking O3 exposure to asthma incidence and prevalence in children and adults is not consistent. Available evidence suggests that long-term O3 exposure reduces lung function growth in children. There is little evidence for an independent long-term O3 effect on lung cancer or total mortality. The plausibility of chronic damage to the human lung from prolonged O3 exposure is supported by the results of a series of chronic animal exposure studies."

[Subjectivist]

TORONTO -- The Insurance Bureau of Canada says last year set a record for insurable damage -- estimated at more than $4.9 billion.
The industry group says that's $1.7 billion higher than the previous full-year record set in 2013, when insurable damage totalled $3.2 billion.
Canada's most costly disaster last year, according to the Insurance Bureau, was the Alberta wildfires that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alta., and surrounding areas.

The Insurance Bureau says the wildfires resulted in about $3.7 billion in insured damage, making it twice as expensive as the previous most expensive natural disaster on record.

Insurance Bureau president Don Forgeron says the industry is calling on governments to implement policies that prepare Canadian communities for more severe weather due to global climate change.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/fort-mcm ... -1.3230244

[JV153]

The great Miramichi fire of 1825 was quite bad. Just to keep things in perspective.