In The News: FVRD to continue residential radon testing despite only half of free kits being returned

Promising news, kudos to the FVRD for listening and taking swift action to get the message into the community; test for radon and take control of your indoor air quality and lung health!

**** Full Article from Fraser Valley Today written by Don Mitchell

CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has once again approved a potential $10,000 expenditure for a winter residential radon-testing program.

Despite only around half of the 500 test kits being returned to the region’s environmental services from a similar initiative this past year, the Regional and Corporate Committee has decided to renew the project.

With radon characterized as a potential health hazard by Fraser Health, the 90-day kits were distributed in late 2023 across municipal and electoral areas.

Health authorities previously stated that they didn’t have adequate test results for radon across the region.

Read Full Article, by Don Mitchell, Fraser Valley Today