International Day of Peace and Indoor Air Health Ever consider who is responsible for the safety and health in your home? Food — Health Canada assures food safety Water — your municipality purifies your water, unless you are on a well Shelter — your municipality assures compliance to codes; utility providers look after gas &CONTINUE READING »
We all love living in comfort, don’t we? Well, there are more benefits of air conditioning than just comfort. Air conditioning can also provide us with safety and better quality of life in our own homes. It’s literally a life saverAn Environmental Protection Agency study of heat-related deaths found that more than 9,000 Americans died fromCONTINUE READING »
This week, Calgary is expected to experience temperatures above the average, peaking at 27 degrees. While this may not appear excessively hot, it can still lead to heat stroke and other health issues if precautions are not taken. Here are the three primary heat-related illnesses and tips on how to avoid them. High temperatures can leadCONTINUE READING »
Smoke permeated our homes during the wildfires of 2018. Unfortunately, the wildfires of 2019 arrived earlier than expected and are projected to linger. B.C. Premier Horgan recently stated that “we experienced the first fires of the year back in April, which is far beyond what is considered a normal fire season.” A municipal reeve inCONTINUE READING »
