Atlantic

Find a Radon Test Kit from a company that works in Atlantic Canada:

Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island – Provincial Organization
Tel: 1-888-566-5864
Email: info@lungnspei.ca
Return Postage: Additional Fee
Lab Fees: Included
Phone orders accepted.
Order Online

Radon Repair Inc.
New Brunswick – Provincial Organization
Tel: 1-(877) 723-6686
Email: info@radonrepair.ca
Return Postage: Included
Lab Fees: Included
Online Order Option Only
Order Online

Canada Radon
Nova Scotia – Provincial Organization
Tel: 1-844-887-2366
Email: info@canadaradon.ca
Return Postage: Additional Fee
Lab Fees: Included
Online Order Option Only
Order Online

Enviroporta Inc.
New Brunswick – Provincial Organization
Tel:1-(506) 850 5510
Email: info@enviroporta.com
Return Postage: Included
Lab Fees: Included
Order by Text/Phone email or online
Order Online

Transfer Energy
Newfoundland and Labrador – Provincial Organization
Tel:1-(709) 699-4641

Email: Steve.t@transferenergy.ca
Return Postage: Additional fee.
Lab Fees: Included
Order by Phone or online
Order Online

What’s happening in the Atlantic Region?

Atlantic: Radon Workshop November 22, 9-1pm
Atlantic Region Meetings Sept 2022
NS – MLA Radon Detector Loan Program find more information online here.
NL – Anyone interested in become C-NRPP Mitigation certified in Newfoundland and Labrador can access a grant of $800 towards the cost of the training. The funds will be paid out after the course is completed. This program is open until July 2022. Email Leah Hemphill if you are interested.
NS – Radon Detector Library Loan Program: Over 150 devices have been distributed amongst the Nova Scotia Public libraries for loan
NS – Health Canada is looking for residents to participate in a radon survey. Residents must live in the Halifax Regional Municipality in housing built after the year 2000. The survey will help determine if current radon measures in the National Building Code are effective.
NL – Wabana, NL on Belle Island distributed free test kits as a part of the 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge check out the 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge Community Report – Wabana.
NB – Moncton, NB: Hosted the Atlantic Radon Workshop presented by CARST with an Awareness Evening, handing out free test kits. Moncton was the first of the 100 Radon Test Kits communities. Find the report from Moncton’s 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge project here.

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

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Radon in the news

Lung cancer patients need empathy, not judgment, Saltwire News, Nov 26, 2021
Breathe easier this winter in your home, Atlantic Saltwire News, Nov 17, 2021
Family doctor honoured for ‘big idea’, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nov 17, 2021
Trudeau warns fear-mongering over immigration will be part of election campaign , CBC, January 25, 2019
COMMENTARY: Mineral surveys of Nova Scotia would help industry, enhance public safety , The Chronicle Herald, November 27, 2018
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Test for Radonc The Chronicle Herald, November 24, 2018
More radon detector kits coming to libraries to help keep up with demand, Halifax Today, November 23, 2018
More radon detector kits coming to local libraries , Cape Breton Post, November 23, 2018
Radon Detector Library Loan program gets an influx of new devices to help meet demand , Haligonia, November 22, 2018
Radon detectors in high demand at Nova Scotia libraries , CBC, November 21, 2018

Organizational Radon Stakeholders in Atlantic Canada

Newfoundland & Labrador Lung Association

The Newfoundland & Labrador Lung Association is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to achieving healthy breathing for the people of Newfoundland & Labrador through programs in Education, Research and Advocacy, sustained by the formalized activities of fundraising, volunteerism, and organizational development. The Atlantic Region Lung Associations provide education and awareness to Atlantic Canadians about radon and the health risks associated with long-term exposure to high concentrations. In addition, the Atlantic Lung Associations sell Health Canada approved long-term radon test kits, which includes laboratory analysis costs.

Lung Association of Nova Scotia

The Lung Association of Nova Scotia is a charitable health organization dedicated to improving quality of life by preventing and managing lung disease through advocacy, patient services, education & research. The Atlantic Region Lung Associations provide education and awareness to Atlantic Canadians about radon and the health risks associated with long-term exposure to high concentrations. In addition, the Atlantic Lung Associations sell Health Canada approved long-term radon test kits, which includes laboratory analysis costs.