November is Radon Action Month in Canada
November is Radon Action Month in Canada. Throughout Radon Action Month, a variety of stakeholders from all different sectors - NGOs, charities, health and public health organizations, radon professionals, government, builders, academics, retailers - and from all provinces and territories will all be standing and speaking together encouraging Canadians to take action on radon.
The national Take Action on Radon (TAOR) network and The Lung Association invite you to their media event to launch Radon Action Month (RAM) in Canada with special guests Dr. Gregory Taylor, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada and HGTV home renovation expert Mike Holmes Jr.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 9:00am
Gemini Room West Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto M3C 1T3
The best time to test for Radon is during the colder months of the year. November is a great time to start a Radon test to find out if you are at risk - and take action!
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REM's Radostat & Rapidos Finalists in CIPHEX West 2016 New Product Competition
REM has two products that are FINALISTS in the CIPHEX West 2016 New Product Competition - the Rapidos and Radostat. See the products for yourself in the New Product Showcase or in Booth #536, Nov 2&3 at the Vancouver Convention Centre... read on |
Challenging all MPs whose ridings have high radon levels - support a radon tax credit!
The Green Budget Coalition and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) is encouraging the federal government to consider a radon mitigation tax rebate in Budget 2017. CELA has released some info on their website about their work (including a list of the 93 federal ridings where radon levels are very high)... read on |
Radon Professionals Video Channel
Radon Professionals Video Channel has posted videos from the 30th International Radon Symposium. This includes a moving keynote presentation by a retired Radiation Oncologists, Dr. Lane Price, M.D... read on |
Good policies can help prevent half of Ontario's cancer cases
Cancer Care Ontario released its 2016 Prevention System Quality Index, identifying achievements and gaps in the province's cancer prevention measures with the goal of informing policy-makers and program planners across sectors. About a quarter of homes surveyed in Ontario had radon concentrations greater than or equal to the level at which the World Health Organization recommends remedial action, the report says... read on |
SD20 moves forward with radon remediation in local schools
Results from a radon remediation consulting firm have come back and School District 20 has now released information on how it plans to deal with the facilities that had radon readings above acceptable levels.... read on |
Radon emissions from natural gas power plants at The Pennsylvania State University
Burning natural gas in power plants may emit radon (222Rn) into the atmosphere. On the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University, atmospheric radon enhancements were measured and modeled in the vicinity of their two power plants... read on |
Radon Environmental Management Corp. (REM) News & Events
Upcoming Events Alan Whitehead, President & CEO at REM will be presenting a seminar at BUILDEX Express taking place at Vancouver Convention Centre West on November 3, 2016. BUILDEX Express is an exclusive one-day event for the Construction, Renovation, Architecture, Interior Design and Property Management industries, bringing together 1,500 pre-qualified attendees and a growing conference program with esteemed speakers. For more info or to register, click here.
CIPHEX West 2016 - Nov 2nd & 3rd, Vancouver, BC. Click here for more info.
Construct Canada - Nov. 30th - Dec. 2nd, Toronto, ON. Click here to register for free admission compliments of REM. Drop by and see us in Booth #642.
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