The Radon Reduction Sweepstakes is a Canada-wide contest run by Take Action on Radon (TAOR) in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST). The contest provides 10 prizes of up to $1,000 each to homeowners who have tested their home for radon and used a C-NRPP professional to reduce levels… Read more →
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Congratulations to Saskatchewan!
The Saskatchewan government has announced a renovation tax credit which includes radon mitigation. This is ground breaking announcement as the first tax credit in Canada which covers radon mitigation. You can find details about the tax credit on the Saskatchewan Lung Association’s webpage here: https://www.lungsask.ca/about-us/news-room/news/2021/01/lung-association-partnership-take-action-radon-coalition-commends The tax credit is a credit which is developed for… Read more →
November TAOR Newsletter
Welcome to November 2020! Of course, it’s been said before that 2020 is a year like no other, however when it comes to radon awareness, we think there’s a more positive feel to it. Prior to March 2020, we were seeing more groups engage in radon then ever before and this November, it seems like… Read more →
Behavioural Research Webinar
In 2019, the National Radon Program (NRP) worked with the Privy Council Office Impact & Innovation Unit to perform a Behaviour Intervention and Trial Project. The results of this small pilot project found that behaviourally informed radon outreach postcards did increase the number of test kits purchased, but only slightly. In 2020 the NRP launched… Read more →
York Region Public Health’s Radon – Test Your Home Study
York Region Public Health completed the Radon – Test Your Home study in 2018. The purpose of the study was to assess York Region residents’ awareness of radon and to measure radon levels in approximately 500 York Region homes. Overall, radon levels observed in York Region were relatively low. Almost all homes were below the… Read more →
Preparing to talk to the Media – OnDemand Webinar for TAOR Stakeholders and Homeowners
Take Action on Radon has seen an increasing amount of interest from media to include ‘real life stories’ in their media pieces. In our experience most people have received little training on how to talk with the media and feel more comfortable talking with the media if they have some quick tips from experts. Preparing to… Read more →
Congratulations Edmonton – Proclaiming November Radon Action Month
Congratulations to the City of Edmonton on proclaiming November as Radon Action Month and for encouraging Edmontonians to protect themselves by testing for radon gas and by taking action to reduce high levels.
Radon Action Month 2019 – #Today4Tomorrow
Radon Action Month aims to encourage Canadians to protect their health by testing for radon in their homes and reducing the level if it is high. The theme for this year’s Radon Action Month is Today 4 Tomorrow. The rationale is to encourage Canadians to take action TODAY – by testing and mitigating the radon… Read more →
Radon Reduction Sweepstakes Report – 2018-2019
The Radon Reduction Sweepstakes is a Canada-wide contest run by Take Action on Radon (TAOR) in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST). The contest provides 10 prizes of up to $1,000 each to homeowners who have tested their home for radon and used a C-NRPP professional to reduce levels… Read more →
News Updates for Radon Stakeholders
Register NOW for the CARST Conference and SAVE! The CARST Conference is the Canadian Radon event of the year! With two full days of radon presentations on everything from the latest radon research, radon policy, lung cancer and radon awareness and the newest technical developments, you won’t want to miss it! The Early Bird Deadline is coming… Read more →
Announcing the 2018-2019 Radon Reduction Sweepstakes.
Take Action on Radon and CARST are partnering to run the Radon Reduction Sweepstakes. Despite all the radon awareness work that we and our partners are doing, we recognize that unless we get homeowners to take action to reduce their radon, we will not achieve our ultimate goal of reducing the health risk posed by… Read more →
