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What: |
Launch of Radon Action Month 2017 and opportunity to tour NRC radon testing facilities and speak with experts and spokespeople |
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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. |
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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. |
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When: |
Tuesday, October 24, 2017. 10:00am – 10:30am |
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• Welcome and Introduction: Dr Barbara MacKinnon, President and CEO, The Lung Association-New Brunswick | |
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• Message from the Minister of Health, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor (invited) and / or Health Canada's Radon Program – Kelley Bush | |
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• 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. | |
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• 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 | |
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• Media Scrum | |
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Where: |
The Canadian Centre for Housing Technology information Centre, (Building M-24A) National Research Council (NRC) Complex, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa. |
