Janice Martell founded the McIntyre Powder Project to support miners like her father, Jim Hobbs, who were exposed to aluminum inhalation “treatments” in the mines from 1943 to 1979. Her advocacy and documentation of miners’ health issues through a voluntary registry stimulated increased research into occupational diseases and compensation for affected miners and their survivors. Parkinson’s from McIntyre Powder exposure is now recognized as an occupational disease in Ontario, including for Janice’s father. Lung and cardiovascular diseases related to aluminum dust inhalation, along with health conditions related to other mining exposures have also come to light. Janice remains a leading voice for systemic change in the recognition and prevention of occupational diseases, and she continues to provide outreach, assistance and education, ultimately aimed at eradicating work-related illness and death.  Janice strongly supports all efforts made by the mining industry to provide a clean, safe environment for their workers.