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What’s happening in Ontario

  • Ministry of Labour
  • Ministry of Labour Radon Testing Project – Testing Small and Large Workplaces for radon throughout the 2018 – 2019 year; Click here to join.
  • Tarion Home Warranty for Radon:
    • Provides coverage on homes within the first 7 years. If radon gas within a home exceeds Health Canada’s acceptable levels of 200 Bq/m3, Tarion will cover the costs required to mitigate a home, up to a limit of $15,000 using a C-NRPP Mitigation professional.
  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
    • Radon is one of three priorities in 2018 Public Health Standards
    • 2018 Health Environments and Climate Change Guideline
    • Ontario Public Health Standards
  • Municipalities and Public Health Units:
    • City of Cambridge:
      • Testing all of their owned buildings are in the process of testing public buildings
    • City of Kingston:
      • Recently released their study of 1,047 homes in the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington area.
      • Find a copy of their report here. 
      • City of Kingston is introducing new building code requirements.  
    • City of Thunder Bay:
      • Completing a region study on radon in partnership with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit
    • Algoma Public Health:
      • Given out over x free tests kits. Promoting radon awareness and free test kits through their Facebook account
    • Windsor-Essex Health Unit:
      • Radon Kit Instructions (video)
      • “Indoor Radon Levels in Windsor-Essex County: 2017/2018 Study Summary Report”
      • “Radon: Know your Level: 2015 – 2018 Report”
    • Oliver- Paipoonge Municipality:
      • 65% of homes testing over the Canadian guideline of 200 Bq/m3: several public awareness meetings were held, in addition to online advertising and public service announcements
      • Directly sells radon test kits
      • Sends mailer out in high-risk areas

Do you know of radon initiatives or events happening in Ontario? Is your municipality doing something related to radon?  Share your event!

Radon in the news

  • “Public Health warns of radon levels after high numbers recorded in several Kingston-area homes“, Global News, August 12, 2019
  • “Radon gas a bigger problem in Lanark, Grenville, than elsewhere in Ontario,” InsideOttawaValley.com, April 8, 2019
  • “Low levels of radon found across Windsor-Essex,” CTV News Windsor, March 6, 2019
  • “Port Colborne wants info on radon levels in city,” The Standard, January 24, 2019
  • “Elgin volunteers sought for radon study,” West Elgin Chronicle, January 23, 2019
  • “Port Colborne wants to combat radon,” Port Colborne Leader, January 22, 2019
  • “Peterborough Public Health to hold radon information session,” Global News, January 11, 2019
  • “People in Sudbury urged to test for radon gas,” The Sudbury Star, November 24, 2018
  • “High radon gas risk in region,” Dryden Now, November 23, 2018
  • “Time to test your home for radon concentration,” The Miden Times, November 22, 2018
  • “Insurance Companies Don’t Cover Radon Mitigation But Experts Say That’s No Excuse,” My Muskoka Now, November 21, 2018
  • Radon Program, tbnewswatch.com, November 21, 2018 (Video)
  • “Homeowners Encourages to Test for Radon,” 89.5 The Lake, November 20, 2018
  • “Radon Gas Second Highest Cause of Lung Cancer in Canadians,” My Muskoka Now, November 20, 2018
  • “Grey Bruce Health Unit offered Radon testing kits,” SouthWesternOntario.ca, November 12, 2018
  • “Radon Testing Kits popular in Grey Bruce,” BlackburnNews.com, November 9, 2018
  • Radon video, tbnewswatch.com, November 9, 2018 (video)
  • “Lindsay Wellness Fair hosts 45 vendors to promote health and screening,” Global News, November 8, 2018
  • “High levels of radon detected in region,” The Chronicle Journal, November 8, 2018
  • “Radon Levels High,” TRCCTB.com, November 7, 2018
  • “Health Unit study finds majority of homes in Oliver Paipoonge have high radon levels,” tbnewswatch.com, November 7 , 2018
  • “DID YOU KNOW? 15% of homes in WDGPH’s boundaries contain unsafe levels of radon gas,” Orangeville Banner, November 6, 2018
  • “WDG Public Health hosting a radon and lung cancer information session,” Global News, October 31, 2018
  • Be informed and test your home for radon gas,” GuelphToday, October 30, 2018
  • “Free radon testing offered to eligible Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington homeowners,” The Whig-Standard, October 8, 2018

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Organizational Stakeholders:

  • Association pulmonaire du Québec/Quebec Lung Association

    The Association pulmonaire du Québec provides education and awareness to Québécois about radon and the health risks associated with long-term exposure to high concentrations. In addition, the Association pulmonaire du Québec sells Health Canada approved long-term radon test kits, which includes laboratory analysis costs.

 

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