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COVID-19 risks and precautions for choirs
July 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has required a rethinking of how many of our daily tasks and routine activities influence risks of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the disease. Early in…

Physical barriers for COVID-19 infection prevention and control in commercial settings
May 13, 2020
Maintaining a safe physical distance will be essential to virtually all social and economic activities carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are many instances or activities during…

Make our communities healthier with better air quality during and post-pandemic: CANUE
April 23, 2020
The abrupt change in our lives brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is and will continue to affect us all deeply. There are obvious changes of limited movement and social interaction with…

Summer is coming: Wildfire smoke + COVID-19
April 21, 2020
It is meant as an ominous threat when characters in the popular Game of Thrones series utter “winter is coming”, and I feel the same way about the summer of 2020. The catastrophic wildfire seasons of…
Crematoria and air quality fact sheet
March 30, 2020
In Canada, preference for cremation is increasing. The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) estimates that about 80% of human remains in Canada will be cremated by 2020. The increased…

Crematoria emissions and air quality impacts
March 24, 2020
Primary inquiry A municipality received an application from a funeral home to install a cremator within their facility. Objections were received from nearby residents who were concerned about…
Radon: Public Health and Cancer Prevention
October 9, 2019
In Canada, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer but what is radon and what can public health do about it? Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when uranium and soils break…
Growing Cannabis Safely at Home
October 2, 2019
As of 2018, it became legal for Canadians to grow up to 4 cannabis plants per household. Having cannabis plants in a home poses risks but there are ways to grow more safely. Children, pets, and even…
Public health planning for wildfire smoke
August 21, 2019
Population level wildfire smoke exposure is complex. It is difficult to measure and prevent. Reducing the adverse physical and mental health effects related to smoke exposure requires insight into…

Massive Carbon Monoxide Exposure Event in a Primary School
March 27, 2019
On January 14, 2019, a massive carbon monoxide exposure event occurred in a Montreal-area primary school. The event appears to have been caused by a faulty heating system and there are still…