NB Lung | Poumon NB
@nblung.bsky.social
Your provincial lung health charity, fighting for respiratory health and clean air since 1933.
Visit our website to order free KN95 masks 😷❤️
Visit our website to order free KN95 masks 😷❤️
Join NB Lung and Certified Yoga Instructor Natalie Allain for an all-bodies, all experience levels yoga fundraiser supporting the 1 in 5 New Brunwickers living with lung disease.
Tues, November 25th, 7-8PM at Odell Lodge in Fredericton.
Secure your spot today: https://forms.office.com/r/3ge8CpAhTJ
Tues, November 25th, 7-8PM at Odell Lodge in Fredericton.
Secure your spot today: https://forms.office.com/r/3ge8CpAhTJ
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join NB Lung and Certified Yoga Instructor Natalie Allain for an all-bodies, all experience levels yoga fundraiser supporting the 1 in 5 New Brunwickers living with lung disease.
Tues, November 25th, 7-8PM at Odell Lodge in Fredericton.
Secure your spot today: https://forms.office.com/r/3ge8CpAhTJ
Tues, November 25th, 7-8PM at Odell Lodge in Fredericton.
Secure your spot today: https://forms.office.com/r/3ge8CpAhTJ
If your home tested above Health Canada's guidelines, your kit was entered into a draw for a $1,000 mitigation grant from of Health Canada!
This Friday's winner is from Neguac, #NewBrunswick! If you tested your home in #Neguac, keep an eye on your email inbox for details about claiming the grant.
This Friday's winner is from Neguac, #NewBrunswick! If you tested your home in #Neguac, keep an eye on your email inbox for details about claiming the grant.
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If your home tested above Health Canada's guidelines, your kit was entered into a draw for a $1,000 mitigation grant from of Health Canada!
This Friday's winner is from Neguac, #NewBrunswick! If you tested your home in #Neguac, keep an eye on your email inbox for details about claiming the grant.
This Friday's winner is from Neguac, #NewBrunswick! If you tested your home in #Neguac, keep an eye on your email inbox for details about claiming the grant.
Did you know RSV is the #1 cause of hospitalisation in infants?
Protect little lungs:
• Vaccinate (talk to your healthcare provider)
• Wash hands regularly
• Wear a well-fitted respirator mask
• Keep indoor air fresh & ventilated
Learn more: https://nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses/
Protect little lungs:
• Vaccinate (talk to your healthcare provider)
• Wash hands regularly
• Wear a well-fitted respirator mask
• Keep indoor air fresh & ventilated
Learn more: https://nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses/
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you know RSV is the #1 cause of hospitalisation in infants?
Protect little lungs:
• Vaccinate (talk to your healthcare provider)
• Wash hands regularly
• Wear a well-fitted respirator mask
• Keep indoor air fresh & ventilated
Learn more: https://nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses/
Protect little lungs:
• Vaccinate (talk to your healthcare provider)
• Wash hands regularly
• Wear a well-fitted respirator mask
• Keep indoor air fresh & ventilated
Learn more: https://nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses/
Flu & COVID-19 vaccines are now available across #NewBrunswick!
Protect yourself & your community this respiratory virus season — get vaccinated, wash your hands, mask up, and maintain good indoor air quality.
Learn more and book your vaccination:👉 nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses
Protect yourself & your community this respiratory virus season — get vaccinated, wash your hands, mask up, and maintain good indoor air quality.
Learn more and book your vaccination:👉 nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Flu & COVID-19 vaccines are now available across #NewBrunswick!
Protect yourself & your community this respiratory virus season — get vaccinated, wash your hands, mask up, and maintain good indoor air quality.
Learn more and book your vaccination:👉 nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses
Protect yourself & your community this respiratory virus season — get vaccinated, wash your hands, mask up, and maintain good indoor air quality.
Learn more and book your vaccination:👉 nblung.ca/lung-health/respiratory-viruses
Dive into our latest piece on why the proposed NB Power “Renewables Integration and Grid Security Project" Gas Plant is not about grid-security or public health — and what it means for the env. and our lungs.
Read the full article 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4yfmpra7
#NBpoli #NewBrunswick #NationBuilding
Read the full article 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4yfmpra7
#NBpoli #NewBrunswick #NationBuilding
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Dive into our latest piece on why the proposed NB Power “Renewables Integration and Grid Security Project" Gas Plant is not about grid-security or public health — and what it means for the env. and our lungs.
Read the full article 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4yfmpra7
#NBpoli #NewBrunswick #NationBuilding
Read the full article 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4yfmpra7
#NBpoli #NewBrunswick #NationBuilding
🎉 Cheers to 90 years! Since 1933, NB Lung has helped New Brunswick breathe easier — from fighting TB to tackling air quality, pollution & lung disease and improving patient care.💙
Support our next 90 years: donate today at nblung.ca/donate
#NBLung #90YearsStrong #LungHealth #NBProud #NewBrunswick
Support our next 90 years: donate today at nblung.ca/donate
#NBLung #90YearsStrong #LungHealth #NBProud #NewBrunswick
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🎉 Cheers to 90 years! Since 1933, NB Lung has helped New Brunswick breathe easier — from fighting TB to tackling air quality, pollution & lung disease and improving patient care.💙
Support our next 90 years: donate today at nblung.ca/donate
#NBLung #90YearsStrong #LungHealth #NBProud #NewBrunswick
Support our next 90 years: donate today at nblung.ca/donate
#NBLung #90YearsStrong #LungHealth #NBProud #NewBrunswick
This Friday's Health Canada Radon Mitigation Grant winner is from #Dieppe, #NewBrunswick!
If you live in Dieppe, purchased a kit from NB Lung, and tested high for #Radon, check your email to find out if you we're this week's recipient.
Learn more about Radon on our site:
nblung.ca/environmenta...
If you live in Dieppe, purchased a kit from NB Lung, and tested high for #Radon, check your email to find out if you we're this week's recipient.
Learn more about Radon on our site:
nblung.ca/environmenta...
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This Friday's Health Canada Radon Mitigation Grant winner is from #Dieppe, #NewBrunswick!
If you live in Dieppe, purchased a kit from NB Lung, and tested high for #Radon, check your email to find out if you we're this week's recipient.
Learn more about Radon on our site:
nblung.ca/environmenta...
If you live in Dieppe, purchased a kit from NB Lung, and tested high for #Radon, check your email to find out if you we're this week's recipient.
Learn more about Radon on our site:
nblung.ca/environmenta...
Join us Jan 28–29 in Fredericton (or online) for the 2026 Atlantic Air Quality & Health Workshop! Explore the links between air, health & climate with experts from across Atlantic Canada.
Register now:
https://tinyurl.com/54v9u2nd
#AirQuality #Health #Climate #NB #Workshop2026
Register now:
https://tinyurl.com/54v9u2nd
#AirQuality #Health #Climate #NB #Workshop2026
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join us Jan 28–29 in Fredericton (or online) for the 2026 Atlantic Air Quality & Health Workshop! Explore the links between air, health & climate with experts from across Atlantic Canada.
Register now:
https://tinyurl.com/54v9u2nd
#AirQuality #Health #Climate #NB #Workshop2026
Register now:
https://tinyurl.com/54v9u2nd
#AirQuality #Health #Climate #NB #Workshop2026
Have you purchased a radon test kit through NB Lung? If your home tested above safe levels, your kit was entered into a draw for a $1,000 mitigation grant courtesy of Health Canada!
This Friday's winner is from Scotch Lake, New Brunswick! If you or someone you know tested your home in...
This Friday's winner is from Scotch Lake, New Brunswick! If you or someone you know tested your home in...
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Have you purchased a radon test kit through NB Lung? If your home tested above safe levels, your kit was entered into a draw for a $1,000 mitigation grant courtesy of Health Canada!
This Friday's winner is from Scotch Lake, New Brunswick! If you or someone you know tested your home in...
This Friday's winner is from Scotch Lake, New Brunswick! If you or someone you know tested your home in...
Yesterday NB Lung hosted a Lung Cancer Lunch & Learn with more than 30 Members of the Legislative Assembly, lung cancer patient advocates and caregivers, and our friends from the Lung Health Foundation.
MLAs got to meet with lung cancer survivors and learn about how New Brunswick's healthcare...
MLAs got to meet with lung cancer survivors and learn about how New Brunswick's healthcare...
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Yesterday NB Lung hosted a Lung Cancer Lunch & Learn with more than 30 Members of the Legislative Assembly, lung cancer patient advocates and caregivers, and our friends from the Lung Health Foundation.
MLAs got to meet with lung cancer survivors and learn about how New Brunswick's healthcare...
MLAs got to meet with lung cancer survivors and learn about how New Brunswick's healthcare...
Exciting news from GNB - Free radon testing is coming to libraries across #NewBrunswick.
1 in 4 homes in the province have unsafe levels of radon, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking - testing is a simple first step towards knowing how to keep yourself safe.
1 in 4 homes in the province have unsafe levels of radon, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking - testing is a simple first step towards knowing how to keep yourself safe.
It is now easier for New Brunswickers to test their homes for radon gas.
Starting today, you can visit your local library to get a free kit that includes a 90-day test and other important information about radon gas.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.10.0439.html
Starting today, you can visit your local library to get a free kit that includes a 90-day test and other important information about radon gas.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.10.0439.html
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Exciting news from GNB - Free radon testing is coming to libraries across #NewBrunswick.
1 in 4 homes in the province have unsafe levels of radon, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking - testing is a simple first step towards knowing how to keep yourself safe.
1 in 4 homes in the province have unsafe levels of radon, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking - testing is a simple first step towards knowing how to keep yourself safe.
An update from our friends at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute and the Protect the Chignecto Isthmus Coalition:
"Guarded by security vehicles, concerns were raised after local heavy equipment contractors were brought in by the U.S. based project proponent, ProEnergy and seen cutting a road into...
"Guarded by security vehicles, concerns were raised after local heavy equipment contractors were brought in by the U.S. based project proponent, ProEnergy and seen cutting a road into...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
An update from our friends at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute and the Protect the Chignecto Isthmus Coalition:
"Guarded by security vehicles, concerns were raised after local heavy equipment contractors were brought in by the U.S. based project proponent, ProEnergy and seen cutting a road into...
"Guarded by security vehicles, concerns were raised after local heavy equipment contractors were brought in by the U.S. based project proponent, ProEnergy and seen cutting a road into...
The First Annual NB Lung Run was a huge success! Nearly 100 participants raised over $10,000 to support our programs and lung health in #NewBrunswick!
We can't wait to see you all next year!
We can't wait to see you all next year!
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The First Annual NB Lung Run was a huge success! Nearly 100 participants raised over $10,000 to support our programs and lung health in #NewBrunswick!
We can't wait to see you all next year!
We can't wait to see you all next year!
Support Bill 19 - An Act Recognizing the Right to a Healthy Environment by signing the Green petition on their website, and the NB Lung petition on our advocacy page.
The Greens are hoping to reach 1000 signatures during this week's review period, and we'd like to see our petition grow to 500!
The Greens are hoping to reach 1000 signatures during this week's review period, and we'd like to see our petition grow to 500!
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Support Bill 19 - An Act Recognizing the Right to a Healthy Environment by signing the Green petition on their website, and the NB Lung petition on our advocacy page.
The Greens are hoping to reach 1000 signatures during this week's review period, and we'd like to see our petition grow to 500!
The Greens are hoping to reach 1000 signatures during this week's review period, and we'd like to see our petition grow to 500!
Our friends at BC Lung have launched Carters project, getting air quality monitors into remote communities.
The first step in making changes to air quality policy is having the data to prove that there is a problem. Our hearts go out to Carter Vigh's family.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The first step in making changes to air quality policy is having the data to prove that there is a problem. Our hearts go out to Carter Vigh's family.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world
Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Our friends at BC Lung have launched Carters project, getting air quality monitors into remote communities.
The first step in making changes to air quality policy is having the data to prove that there is a problem. Our hearts go out to Carter Vigh's family.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The first step in making changes to air quality policy is having the data to prove that there is a problem. Our hearts go out to Carter Vigh's family.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The first annual NB Lung Run was a huge success for us! More than 80 participants raised over $10,000 to support our programs and lung health in New Brunswick!
Thank you to everyone who showed up, raised funds, and helped make the Lung Run a great day.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, raised funds, and helped make the Lung Run a great day.
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The first annual NB Lung Run was a huge success for us! More than 80 participants raised over $10,000 to support our programs and lung health in New Brunswick!
Thank you to everyone who showed up, raised funds, and helped make the Lung Run a great day.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, raised funds, and helped make the Lung Run a great day.
NB Lung's CEO is speaking at the #NewBrunswick legislature today about much-needed updates to the Clean Air Act, which has is failing to protect New Brunswickers and has not been updated since 1997.
Preliminary info from GNB suggest that the updated act will include more pollutants to be tracked...
Preliminary info from GNB suggest that the updated act will include more pollutants to be tracked...
September 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NB Lung's CEO is speaking at the #NewBrunswick legislature today about much-needed updates to the Clean Air Act, which has is failing to protect New Brunswickers and has not been updated since 1997.
Preliminary info from GNB suggest that the updated act will include more pollutants to be tracked...
Preliminary info from GNB suggest that the updated act will include more pollutants to be tracked...
Reposted by NB Lung | Poumon NB
Great article about #AirQuality in #Canada from CBC's Nicole Mortillaro.
"Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human well-being on the planet, and I don't believe that that is widely recognized," - Michael Greenstone
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
"Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human well-being on the planet, and I don't believe that that is widely recognized," - Michael Greenstone
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
August 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great article about #AirQuality in #Canada from CBC's Nicole Mortillaro.
"Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human well-being on the planet, and I don't believe that that is widely recognized," - Michael Greenstone
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
"Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human well-being on the planet, and I don't believe that that is widely recognized," - Michael Greenstone
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Reposted by NB Lung | Poumon NB
Most restrictions that were placed on Crown lands due to the high risk of wildfires will be removed at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. A burn ban, however, will remain in place.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.08.0360.html
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.08.0360.html
August 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Most restrictions that were placed on Crown lands due to the high risk of wildfires will be removed at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. A burn ban, however, will remain in place.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.08.0360.html
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.08.0360.html
Another extremely hot day in #NewBrunswick with ongoing #wildfires and #AirQuality alerts in #Miramichi and #Moncton.
Here's a thread of resources to help out:
-Air Quality Updates for GC: weather.gc.ca/airquality/p...
-New Brunswick Fire Watch: www.gnb.ca/en/topic/law...
Here's a thread of resources to help out:
-Air Quality Updates for GC: weather.gc.ca/airquality/p...
-New Brunswick Fire Watch: www.gnb.ca/en/topic/law...
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another extremely hot day in #NewBrunswick with ongoing #wildfires and #AirQuality alerts in #Miramichi and #Moncton.
Here's a thread of resources to help out:
-Air Quality Updates for GC: weather.gc.ca/airquality/p...
-New Brunswick Fire Watch: www.gnb.ca/en/topic/law...
Here's a thread of resources to help out:
-Air Quality Updates for GC: weather.gc.ca/airquality/p...
-New Brunswick Fire Watch: www.gnb.ca/en/topic/law...
Every day during the school year, thousands of New Brunswick kids ride diesel school buses—breathing in harmful fumes linked to asthma, learning issues, and more.
August 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Every day during the school year, thousands of New Brunswick kids ride diesel school buses—breathing in harmful fumes linked to asthma, learning issues, and more.
Reposted by NB Lung | Poumon NB
NB Power wants to build a new fossil fuel power plant in Tantramar
They’re calling it a “renewable integration project.” But make no mistake: this is not green energy. It’s a 500 MW methane-fired plant that would pollute our air, lock us into 25+ more years of fossil fuels...
They’re calling it a “renewable integration project.” But make no mistake: this is not green energy. It’s a 500 MW methane-fired plant that would pollute our air, lock us into 25+ more years of fossil fuels...
July 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NB Power wants to build a new fossil fuel power plant in Tantramar
They’re calling it a “renewable integration project.” But make no mistake: this is not green energy. It’s a 500 MW methane-fired plant that would pollute our air, lock us into 25+ more years of fossil fuels...
They’re calling it a “renewable integration project.” But make no mistake: this is not green energy. It’s a 500 MW methane-fired plant that would pollute our air, lock us into 25+ more years of fossil fuels...
Exciting News! Our First Annual NB Lung Run has secured our Presenting Sponsor!
Thank you to Berni Williams Insurance & Financial Services Inc. for choosing to support our fundraising event. Your sponsorship is improving the lives of the 1 in 5 New Brunswickers living with lung disease.
Thank you to Berni Williams Insurance & Financial Services Inc. for choosing to support our fundraising event. Your sponsorship is improving the lives of the 1 in 5 New Brunswickers living with lung disease.
July 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Exciting News! Our First Annual NB Lung Run has secured our Presenting Sponsor!
Thank you to Berni Williams Insurance & Financial Services Inc. for choosing to support our fundraising event. Your sponsorship is improving the lives of the 1 in 5 New Brunswickers living with lung disease.
Thank you to Berni Williams Insurance & Financial Services Inc. for choosing to support our fundraising event. Your sponsorship is improving the lives of the 1 in 5 New Brunswickers living with lung disease.