Ventilation

• Manitoba joins feds to fund HVAC upgrades for schools and health-care facilities

  Canada and Manitoba are jointly funding upgrades to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at 32 schools and health-care facilities in the province.

  Health

  May 19
  
• Board of health calls for Ontario to upgrade to building code ventilation standards

  An Ontario board of health is asking the province to amend the building code to mandate higher standards for ventilation, in light of the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  Mar 16
  
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• Close to 40 N.B. schools show peak levels of carbon dioxide: department

  The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development says 37 schools displayed peak levels of carbon dioxide above 1,500 parts per million.

  Education

  Feb 28
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• Gas stove safety tips after study links appliance to asthma: ‘A couple things you can do’

  Newly released research shows a possible link between gas kitchen appliances and childhood asthma, but Manitoba experts say there are measures to help minimize the risks.

  Canada

  Jan 12
• Calgary parents file HVAC complaint against CBE

  A group of concerned parents are hoping to get some answers from the city’s largest school division on what’s being done to prevent the spread of airborne diseases.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2022
• 100-year-old University of Alberta building to become model of smart energy use

  Researchers at the University of Alberta are hoping to make a 100-year-old building on campus a lot smarter by reducing energy use, emissions and operating costs.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2022
• New Brunswick schools see high case counts as province prepares to lift restrictions

  More than 11,063 cases have been reported in New Brunswick's public school system as the province prepares to lift all restrictions as of March 14.

  Education

  Mar 1, 2022
• Edmonton Public Schools to spend $6M on HEPA filters for classrooms

  On Tuesday, EPSB chair Trisha Estabrooks said the minister of education approved the board's request to access $6 million in reserve dollars to purchase HEPA filters.

  Education

  Feb 16, 2022
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• COVID-19: Quebec father says daughter freezing as school leaves windows open

  For Samuel Gagnon, father of a seven-year-old, the solution is simple. He thinks Quebec should install air exchangers in classrooms, something that's been done in other provinces.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2022
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• Quebec schools will reopen for in-person learning as planned on Jan. 17

  The province says it will distribute five COVID-19 self-tests per month to all primary and secondary school students in January and February as part of its reopening plan.

  Education

  Jan 5, 2022