March 12 2014 Fukushima Update: West Coast Radiation, Examination of a soil sample from Kilby Provincial Park, near Agassiz, has for the first time in this province found Cesium 134,

Simon Fraser University Professor: Radiation from Japan found in B.C. may raise health concerns, 

Larry Pynn / Vancouver Sun
March 11, 2014 09:31 PM

VANCOUVER — A radioactive metal from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in Japan has been discovered in the Fraser Valley, causing researchers to raise the alarm about the long-term impact of radiation on B.C.’s west coast.  Examination of a soil sample from Kilby Provincial Park, near Agassiz, has for the first time in this province found Cesium 134, further evidence of Fukushima radioactivity being transported to Canada by air and water.   “That was a surprise,” said Juan Jose Alava, an adjunct professor in the school of resource and environmental management at Simon Fraser University, in an interview on Tuesday. “It means there are still emissions ... and trans-Pacific air pollution. It’s a concern to us. This is an international issue.”

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