🫶Community Care: COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits Update🧪

NB Lung has received a shipment of COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits. The expiration date printed on the box is October 27, and we do not anticipate being able to receive more kits through our supplier.

As the respiratory virus season begins, and COVID-19 infection rates rise across the country, equipping yourself with Rapid Test Kits is an important step to take in protecting your self and your community. Stay tuned to our social media for updates on Rapid Test Kit availability and COVID-19 vaccines.

Members of the public are welcome to pick up COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits and KN95 respirator masks at our office in Fredericton, at 132 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30.

Please knock on the door and do not enter the building. Our staff will wear a mask and bring the kits to you. 

🏃‍♂️Wellness Walks with a Respiratory Therapist🫁

We are proud to announce the launch of a new pilot project that gives individuals the opportunity to meet and chat with NB Lung’s on-staff Respiratory Therapist, Chantal Babineau-Clark, while getting some exercise at the Willie O’Ree indoor walking track! NB Lung is kicking off our first “Wellness Walk” Thursday, October 3 at 9:30AM, at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton.

Wellness Walks will take place every Thursday at the same time, same place, now through the month of November. We are also planning a Spring series of Wellness Walks!

Bring your lung health questions about COPD, Sleep Apnea, Asthma, or any other lung health conditions – and meet with Chantal as you get in a comfortable cardio workout. No registration required, just show up and meet with Chantal!

(Please note that advice from our on-staff RTs is purely informational and does not replace the advice of your primary care provider.)

Call for Volunteers:



We’re looking for RT’s & Physio Therapists from across New Brunswick that have a background or knowledge in pulmonary rehab or cardiac rehab to run our community walk program! Contact us if you’d like to get involved

🚌NB Lung Webinars – Virtual Information

& Advocacy Sessions🏭

NB Lung is hosting two webinars in early October, and we’re inviting you to take part!

Join us October 5 for our Electric Buses for Atlantic Canadian Children Workshop in collaboration with the Ecology Action Centre, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Take advantage of this educational event exploring the results of a new report showing the health effects of gas and diesel-powered buses on Atlantic Canadian Children. This is a hybrid event, online via Zoom, and in person at the NSCC Ivany Campus (80 Mawiomi Pl), Snider Family Gallery in Dartmouth NS, 11:30AM - 3:30PM. Food and childcare will be available at the in-person event.

On October 9^th, NB Lung is hosting “Fracking with your Health: What you need to know”, an online event where panelists from NB Lung, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, and the NB Anti-Shale Gas Alliance will discuss the personal health implications of Fracking. Attendees will have to opportunity to ask questions to our panel of experts. Register today!

☢️What’s Hiding in Your Home?

Radon Season has arrived🏠

As we close up our homes for the fall season, now is the perfect time to test for radon; the leading cause of lung cancer in Canada after smoking. Radon gas is in every home, but our tests have shown that 1 in 4 homes in New Brunswick have unsafe levels. The only way to know is to test – and the best time to test is now! You can purchase a radon test kit on our website, or visit your local library to check out one of our lending kits for a short-term reading.

We are happy to announce that NB Lung’s expansive radon data set has recently contributed to a Cross Canada Radon Report coming out later this month. The last Cross Canada Radon study took place in 2012, where data in New Brunswick was under-reported. Thanks to our community testing drives, our Radon Lending Program, and tests sold by NB Lung, the public will soon have access to the latest data about radon levels in Canadian homes, with more accurate data in our region. Stay tuned to our social media and our website for the launch of the Cross Canada Radon study later this month.