Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith, two of the most prominent Canadian occupational health activists, have decided to retire from their current roles. The pair announced their decision to retire at an occupational health clinic in Port Edward, Ontario, where they were honored for their long service to the community, particularly their work in raising the profile of occupational diseases in Canada.

Brophy and Keith have served as executive director and research coordinator, respectively, of the Sarnia OHCOW (Ontario Health Clinics for Ontario Workers) clinic since it opened in 1999. During their time at the clinic, the pair filed roughly 700 cases of asbestos-related occupational disease to the province's compensation board. Moreover, they helped another 1,000 patients identify the presence of asbestos markers in their lungs.

Those that benefited from the work of Dr. Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith say no individual(s) before have brought so much attention to the issue of work-related illness in the community and that the pair will be deeply missed. Sandy Kinart, widow of a mesothelioma patient, has the utmost praise for the pair. She acknowledges that Brophy and Keith’s efforts have benefited the community as a whole and have personally given her strength, hope, and direction.

Brophy and Keith, however, are not retiring for good. The efforts they once made against asbestos-related disease will now be carried over towards the fight against breast cancer – specifically to identify the cause of the recent increases in breast cancer.

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