The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is again offering free radon test kits for residents and workplaces. 

Approximately 400 kits are available. The program is a collaboration with Interior Health, BC Centre for Disease Control and Take Action on Radon.

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is required by Monday, Nov. 4, or until kits have been allocated. Kits are limited to one kit per property and will be distributed from Nov. 12-19. Radon test kits for general workplaces and residential dwellings (workers, owners and renters) must be picked up at selected local government community locations and dropped back off at the end of deployment for analysis. 

Those who receive a kit will be asked to complete the 91-day minimum cold season test and return it to their local government office in February 2025. Test results will be sent out in the spring along with information and recommendations for mitigation and lowering radon gas levels. 

Free test kits are also available through the , and purchase options are available on the.

To learn more about radon visit the .