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Radon, an odourless and tasteless radioactive gas, is the leading cause of cancer in non-smokers, and the second-leading cause of cancer in smokers.

from the Home Hardware in Whitehorse or from the Yukon Housing Corporation community offices.

The territory ran an awareness campaign in November where it sent information to households and offered a rebate for buying a test kit, she said. Mitigation efforts can cost between $2,000 and $5,000, said Kerr, and the Yukon Housing Corporation offers loans to help eligible homeowners cover the bill.The N.W.T.

Howard would like to see testing kits made more accessible in the N.W.T. She'd also like to see home repairs associated with radon qualify for rebates — like they do in the Yukon.Glover said one of the simple solutions is bring a ventilator into the room that is prone to radon buildup.

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Time to get rid of that Uranium moratorium in NS.....

great

In my municipality of Mississippi Mills Ontario I can borrow a radon detector from the library. Free. My house is literally built into the granite. Levels are acceptable. Big relief at no expense to me.

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