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Radon Map of Quebec: The Risk Regions
General information for Quebec homeowners, buyers, and renters, drawn from public sources (Health Canada, INSPQ, MSSS, regional public-health authorities, the cross-Canada radon survey). This is not medical or legal advice.... Read more...
Radon in the Lower Laurentians (Basses-Laurentides): Oka, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Mont-Laurier and the Risk Areas
The Laurentians (Laurentides) contain some of the best-documented radon hotspots in Canada. The Basses-Laurentides — Oka, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac and the Deux-Montagnes area — sit partly on the Oka carbonatite complex, a... Read more...
Radon in Chaudière-Appalaches: Thetford Mines, the Beauce (Saint-Georges), and the Risk Areas
Chaudière-Appalaches shows one of the clearest radon signals in Quebec. The region sits on uranium-bearing Appalachian bedrock, and when the province screened its schools, the Beauce-Etchemin school board turned out... Read more...
Radon in the Eastern Townships (Estrie): Magog, Coaticook, and the Risk Areas
General information for Eastern Townships homeowners, buyers, and renters, drawn from public sources (the Direction de santé publique de l'Estrie, Health Canada, the Gouvernement du Québec, and the cross-Canada radon... Read more...
Radon in the Outaouais: Chelsea, Cantley, and the Pontiac
Is the Outaouais a high-radon region? Yes. It is the best-documented and one of the most affected regions in Quebec: the CISSS de l'Outaouais reports an average basement concentration of... Read more...
Radon in the Montérégie: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Beloeil, and the Risk Areas
Is the Montérégie a high-radon area? The Montérégie — Greater Montréal's South Shore and the area around the Monteregian Hills — carries a real, documented radon signal. In Beloeil, 23%... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Halton Region — Oakville, Burlington & Milton
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps up from the soil and bedrock beneath a home. You cannot see it, smell it, or taste it, and the only... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Metro Vancouver — Vancouver, Burnaby & Surrey
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and collects inside homes. You cannot see it, smell it, or taste it, and long-term exposure is... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Niagara Region — St. Catharines, Niagara Falls & Welland
Radon is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and builds up inside homes. It is the leading cause of lung cancer in Canadians who have... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Peel Region — Mississauga, Brampton & Caledon
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and can build up inside any home, no matter its age, style, or how well it's sealed.... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Southern Saskatchewan — Saskatoon & Regina
Radon is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and builds up inside homes. You cannot see it, smell it, or taste it — the only... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Waterloo Region — Kitchener, Cambridge & Guelph
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps up from the soil and collects inside homes. You can't see it, smell it, or taste it — the only way... Read more...
Radon Testing & Mitigation in Southern Manitoba — Winnipeg & Brandon
Radon is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and builds up inside homes. You can't see it or smell it, and it's the second-leading cause... Read more...