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Air Quality Advisory for North & Okanagan
May 17th, 2023
Wildfire smoke is causing, or expected to cause, poor air quality and reduced visibility. Many regions throughout the BC Interior are being impacted, or are likely to be impacted, by wildfire smoke over the next 24-48...
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Air Quality Advisory in Effect
May 16th, 2023
An air quality advisory has been issued for Metro Vancouver due to high concentrations of ground-level ozone.The Metro Vancouver Regional District issued an advisory on Monday afternoon (May 15),...
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Kids, youth – and the dangers of flavoured vapes
April 26th, 2023
On CTV Morning Live today: BC Lung Foundation CEO Chris Lam and Rita Koutsodimos, Executive Director of the BC Alliance for Healthy Living Society, discuss flavoured vaping products in BC. Of interest to parents: how to...
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Testing for radon in your home
April 12th, 2023
These small testers measure radon gas, the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers.… and the second leading cause of lung cancer in smokers. It occurs naturally in the soil below our homes, and is prevalent in...
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The 22nd Annual Climb the Wall Fundraiser
February 28th, 2023
Chris Lam, BC Lung Foundation's President & CEO, talks to CBC TV at the 22nd annual "Climb the Wall" fundraiser, Sunday February 26.Besides gaining media awareness, more than 350 participants showed up to...
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Feb 12 | BC Lung Foundation presents to Ministry of Health
February 15th, 2023
Chris Lam, President & CEO of the BC Lung Foundation, recently traveled to Victoria to meet with our political friends and supporters.He was introduced to the Legislative Assembly on February 13 by the Honorable...
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World-class research right here in British Columbia
December 7th, 2022
Supporting research pioneers, working hard to help the one in five British Columbians affected by a lung or breathing conditions, is a fundamental initiative of the BC Lung Foundation.Our annual Lung Health...
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State of the Air 2022 on CBC
November 23rd, 2022
Chris Lam, BC Lung Foundation’s President & CEO, tells CBC TV about the publication release of State of the Air 2022, the Foundation’s 19th annual “report card” on air quality, health and climate change. He shares...
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Thumbs-up for flu shots this season
October 25th, 2022
Thumbs-up for flu shots this season, and ASAP, please: the BC Lung Foundation offered a free flu shot clinic October 24. Hope Fire Chief and Foundation Vice-Chair Tom DeSorcy joined BC Lung Foundation President &...
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CTV’s Marke Driesschen attends Wonder gala...
October 19th, 2022
… and more than just attending, he’s part of the evening’s events! To honor his 40+ years of broadcasting in BC, and his incredible volunteerism through those years, we’re turning the tables on him (in a friendly way!)...
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