Blog: Encouraging radon policy advocacy in the child care sector

Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on April 20, 2017 As you might expect, child care professionals have busy schedules and a lot of important safety rules to follow. Not included in this work is radon safety but it can and should…

Radon – what you can do Fact sheet for child care professionals

Title: Radon - what you can do Fact sheet for child care professionals Resource Type: Fact Sheet Content: Radon for Child Care Professionals # of Pages: 2 Date authored: March 2017 Author Organization: Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment…

Lead in Drinking Water: Sharing Details about Ontario’s Response

A recording of today's webinar can be found on CELA's YouTube channel here. A PDF of the slide deck can be downloaded below. Title: Lead in Drinking Water: Sharing Details about Ontario's Response A webinar hosted by the Canadian Environmental…

Media Release: Compliance and Enforcement Annual Report on Consumer Products Safety Necessary to Improve Protection from Hazardous Products in Canada

Media Release Toronto – Compliance and enforcement provisions under the Canada Consumer Products Safety Act are necessary to achieve the greatest level of protection for the general public. Many consumer products such as cosmetics, cleaning products, toys and jewellery may…

Blog: LEDs vs CFLs – Missed Opportunity by Hydro One to Limit Mercury Exposure

Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on September 13, 2016 As a Hydro One customer, last week I received a snappy little brochure with my electric bill extolling the virtues of LEDs. Light it Right – Your whole-home guide to LED bulbs is…

Blog: Needed – nationwide action plan for recovery of toxic mercury from light bulbs

Blog Post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher and Paralegal on March 10, 2016 Many Canadians will be glad to see the end of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) with their harsh light and often flickering glow. Despite longstanding outreach campaigns, widespread ignorance…