Media Advisory - Carbon monoxide isn't the only silent killer in the house

OTTAWA, Oct. 18, 2017 /CNW/ -  November is Radon Action Month in Canada. Throughout Radon Action Month, a variety of stakeholders from all different sectors – NGOs, charities, health organizations, radon professionals, government, builders, academics, retailers – and from all provinces and territories will be standing together encouraging Canadians to take action on radon.  

At this event you will hear from a man who lost his wife to lung cancer and found that they had been living in a house with high radon levels.

To encourage more Canadians to test and mitigate their homes, Take Action on Radon (TAOR) is announcing a new Radon Reduction Sweepstakes which will be launched at the event.

What:	Launch of Radon Action Month 2017 and opportunity to tour NRC radon testing facilities and speak with experts and spokespeople
Who:	The national Take Action on Radon (TAOR) network and The Lung Association. Hear from a man who lost his wife to lung cancer and found that they had been living in a house with high radon levels.
Why:	To generate awareness for radon, because long-term exposure to radon is linked to approximately 16% of lung cancer deaths in Canada and it can be easily tested for and mitigated.
When:	Tuesday, October 24, 2017. 10:00am – 10:30am
	• Welcome and Introduction: Dr Barbara MacKinnon, President and CEO, The Lung Association-New Brunswick
	•  Message from the Minister of Health, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor (invited) and / or Health Canada's Radon Program – Kelley Bush
	• Sarah Butson, The Lung Association – Ontario and Mark Nielsen will share the story of Mark's wife and dog, both of whom died from radon-induced lung cancer after living in a home with high levels of radon.
	• Description of NRC Tour – Liang (Grace) Zhou, Ph.D. Senior Research Officer / Agent de recherche senior Construction Portfolio National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
	• Media Scrum
Where:	The Canadian Centre for Housing Technology information Centre, (Building M-24A) National Research Council (NRC) Complex, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa.

SOURCE Ontario Lung Association

Monica Kocsmaros, Director of Marketing and Communications, The Lung Association, [email protected], 647-293-9911

Related Links

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