The Trail Area Health and Environment Program

The Trail Area Health & Environment Program (THEP) is a comprehensive, community-led program with five areas of activity that work together to achieve their mission: To promote people’s health and a healthy environment, with a focus on preventing children’s exposure to lead.

View their website at www.thep.ca.
For questions and more information, contact the The Trail Area Health & Environment Program

Programs

Air Quality

The program aim is to prevent children’s exposure to lead and reduce children’s blood lead levels on a continuous improvement basis.
Learn more here.

Family Health

The Family Health Program offers a Healthy Families home visit to families with children less than 12 months of age in Trail, Casino, Oasis, Rivervale, Waneta and Warfield.
Learn more here.

Home and Garden

Helping families keep their home and yard environments healthy and safe.
Learn more here.

Parks

Soil in parks in the Trail Area have been tested for lead and are monitored for ground cover as part of the Soil Management Program. In general parks and greenspaces have good ground cover.
Learn more here.

Property Development

Managing metal contaminated soils during development and construction.
Learn more here.