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Lung Association of Saskatchewan Lifetime Achievement Award – 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Matthew Roberts — No Comments ↓
Ms. Pat Smith (right), Chair of the Lung Association of Saskatchewan volunteer board, presents the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Darcy Marciniuk at the Respirology State of the Art Conference, Saskatoon, May 28, 2016.

We are very pleased to announce that the Lung Association of Saskatchewan has conferred its highest award on Dr. Darcy Marciniuk of Saskatoon. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises 25 years of outstanding service by Dr. Marciniuk to improving respiratory health in Saskatchewan. Darcy Marciniuk was born, raised and educated in Saskatchewan. After receiving an MD from the University of Saskatchewan, he attended the University of Western Ontario for specialty training in Internal Medicine and he completed his sub-specialty Respirology training at the University of Manitoba. He returned to Saskatchewan in 1990 and joined the Respiratory Division where his career in…

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FOCUS. BREATHE. PLAY HARD. – A Learning Opportunity and Experience!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Matthew Roberts — No Comments ↓
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We are 4th year nursing students from the University of Saskatchewan who began a community health rotation at The Lung Association in September.  From the first day we were welcomed with open arms and their inter-professional staff provided us with multiple learning opportunities. Our main project was the Focus. Breathe. Play Hard. Lung Health Challenge  which was done in partnership with The Saskatoon Blades and The Regina Pats.  We were busy and worked like Santa’s Little Elves for the past three months to complete our assignments. Our days at The Lung Association were filled with emails, drafting, editing, finalizing, organizing,…

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Working together for healthy communities

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Carlynn Ferguson-King — No Comments ↓
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The BC Lung Association’s RadonAware team will be attending the Union of BC Municipalities 2015 Annual Convention on September 23rd and 24th in Vancouver. With a focus on promoting healthy communities throughout BC, the RadonAware team will share information and resources about radon, a known lung cancer risk, aiming to inspire cities throughout BC to get involved and encourage radon testing and mitigation. Collaboration is fundamental to all successful partnerships, and in January 2014, the City of Castlegar partnered with the BC Lung Association’s RadonAware team to educate residents about the health risks of radon and encourage radon testing and…

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Friends & Family Unite to Fight Lung Disease!

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Katrina van Bylandt — 2 Comments ↓
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The BC Lung Association’s 29th Annual Bicycle Trek for Life and Breath united some 300 cycling enthusiasts and event volunteers from across British Columbia this past weekend, September 7 and 8th, to raise funds for vital lung health research, programs and initiatives. The 2-day, 200km ride from White Rock to Cultus Lake and back was everything a Bike Trek should be: beautiful, challenging and in the end, very rewarding. Cyclists shared laughs, forged friendships and reached personal goals—while riding for a cause they believe in. To participate, cyclists raised a minimum donation of $500 and in return, traveled a fully…

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Grade 2/3 Students in Saskatoon are Loving their Lungs 4 Life!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Jaimie Peters — No Comments ↓
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May 31, 2013 – World No Tobacco Day Mrs. Laurie Jay’s Grade 2/3 students from Lakeridge School in Saskatoon got in the game and are loving their lungs 4 life! Our school attended a presentation that was sponsored by The Lung Association of Saskatchewan, The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Triple 4 Advertising Ltd.. My Grades 2/3 class had the pleasure of meeting Scott McHenry,  #18 from the Saskatchwean Roughriders.  Scott talked to us about how to keep our lungs healthy, negative peer pressure, and how to make healthy food choices.  Scott’s big message to us was to “believe in yourself and to…

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SWAP to STOP this World No Tobacco Day

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Administrator — No Comments ↓

  Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization and partners everywhere mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. This year, The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT will be celebrating World No Tobacco Day (May 31st) at the Grande Prairie Stompede with the SWAP to STOP campaign.  Beginning on May 29, 2013 at the Grande Prairie Stompede, the SWAP to STOP campaign will invite rodeo athletes and attendees to swap their cigarettes and smokeless tobacco for NICORETTE® gum and start going tobacco-free. Building on…

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20 storeys of victory over lung diseases

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Administrator — 1 Comment ↓

The morning of March 10 was a special day at the Coast Edmonton Plaza as more than 150 participants climbed 20 storeys of the hotel in support of The Lung Association, AB & NWT. Edmonton’s first ever Boardwalk Rental Communities StairClimb for Clean Air was a success. One of the highlights of the event was the heartfelt speech by Morris Irvine, a double lung transplant survivor. The resident of Lindbergh waited nine months on a transplant list. He received his new lungs on March 13, 2011 at the University of Alberta Hospital, where he spent four days in intensive care…

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Climb the Wall – Stairclimb for Clean Air 2013

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Katrina van Bylandt — No Comments ↓
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Climbing to the top: Participants’ lungs and legs hurt just thinking about it, but despite any pre-event jitters,400 participants turned up in support of the BC Lung Association’s Climb the Wall: the Stairclimb for Clean Air this past Sunday in downtown Vancouver.  It’s not a traditional road race or even a triathlon; it’s a stairclimb to the top of one of BC’s tallest buildings, the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. While the event attracts competitive stair climbers out to set personal bests, as well as a large contingent of BC firefighters who come out every year, an equal number of…

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Our first StairClimb for Clean Air event!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Administrator — No Comments ↓

The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT needs YOU to be a part of Edmonton’s newest & most unique event of 2013. On March 10, we are hosting our inaugural StairClimb for Clean Air event sponsored by Boardwalk Rental Communities. Yes, firsts are usually awkward and uncomfortable, but this first is going to be better. It’s going to be exciting and it’s going to be fabulous. We are modeling our event on the experts, BC Lung Association, who are about to host their twelfth annual StairClimb for Clean Air. StairClimb for Clean Air benefits our vision of healthy lungs and clean…

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