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Courtney Howard

Dr. Courtney Howard, MD, CCFP-EM is an Emergency Physician at Stanton Territorial Hospital, Yellowknife, and a Board Member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Talk to her on twitter @courtghoward

There is a way out: Preventing oilsands health tragedy from becoming Canada's permanent legacy

A physician describes the impacts of the oil sands and provides solutions for averting a health crisis from growing.