| Okanagan a hotspot for deadly radon gas |
“We put on sunscreen and hats to protect ourselves from the sun, and we make sure that there isn’t any asbestos in our homes,” Lindsay Forsman-Phillips, a spokesperson for CAREX Canada, said. “We should do the same thing about radon.”
Approximately 17 per cent of Okanagan homes test above provincial guidelines for radon... read on |
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| New issue of CR3 magazine featuring National Radon Action Month (US) |
January was Radon Action Month in the US. The latest issue of CR3 News highlights some great topics such as: Fracking, Testing Your Water, Radon & Drinking Water and Private Wells.
Click here to read. |
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Revelstoke Mayor Gary Sulz has become an advocate for testing after finding excessive amounts of the gas in his home.
"I'm like the poster child for radon testing," says Sulz, who was visibly emotional as he described how his father-in-law, who lived in that home for much of his life, died of lung cancer... read on |
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| Revelstoke mayor shares account of health risks associated with gas exposure |
| The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) board of directors got a crash course in the negative health impacts of radon gas as part of an outreach tour which is also including presentations for local governments and the pubic in Sicamous and Salmon Arm... read on |
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| CanSAR Welcomes USA Hockey Star and Lung Cancer Survivor/Advocate Rachael Malmberg |
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Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR) Board member Kyle Hoylman has announced the selection of Rachael Drazan Malmberg as President of the nonprofit advocacy group. Malmberg takes over the position he has held following the loss of Elizabeth Hoffmann, the organization’s founding President, due to radon-induced lung cancer.
A healthy nonsmoker, Malmberg was shocked to learn that she had lung cancer, and angered to learn that it was caused by the radioactive gas, Radon, which exists in all buildings but can cause lung cancer when indoor levels are high. Her current home and childhood home both tested high for radon... read on.
Read Rachel's story on Fox News here. |
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What's New at REM?:
Facebook Live chat with Mike Holmes & Mike Holmes Jr. Mike Holmes & Mike Holmes Jr. will be stopping by Radon Environmental's booth at the IBS Show in Las Vegas at 11:20am on Wednesday, February 20th. Can't make it to Vegas? They will be answering all your questions on a FB live event at 11:30am PST! Tune in on our Facebook page! |
| Holmes and Holmes Did you catch David Innes, our Director of Sales, in Episode 6 and 11 of Holmes + Holmes on December 16th - check it out here! They featured the Rapidos, Radostat & Airwell! |
Upcoming Webinar on February 5th: Environmental Scan of Radon Law and Policy: Best Practices in Canada and the European Union
Kathleen Cooper of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol of CAREX will present an overview of their recent policy review. Click here for more info. |
| Upcoming Events:
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Buildex Vancouver 2019 - Feb. 13th & 14th, 2019 - Vancouver, BC.
2019 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) - Feb. 19th - 21st, 2019 - Las Vegas. |
Recent Events:
Better Breathing Conference The Lung Association - Ontario hosted its 36th annual Better Breathing Conference in Toronto on January 24-26, 2019. David Innes helped answer Radon questions and hand out test kits with Sarah Butson from the Lung Association - Ontario. |
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