Public school division considering permanent carbon monoxide detectors
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Carbon monoxide isn’t something most people think about, especially because it has no colour or scent.
It can be deadly if inhaled for an extended period of time, but carbon monoxide detectors aren’t mandatory in Alberta schools.
Following an incident in Quebec that led to 50 students and staff being treated for carbon monoxide exposure, their provincial government decided to make the detectors mandatory in all schools.
“We’ll take our lead from the provincial government,” says Mark Davidson, Medicine Hat Public School Division superintendent. “Certainly from the municipality if they give us direction but that doesn’t mean that we won’t examine it ourselves.”