The BCAM Bulletin has kept its readers informed of the ongoing progress of HEAP since its beginning in the fall of 2005. Now, two years later, the project has come to the end of its funding from the provincial Ministry of Education.

Project Coordinator, Madeleine Bird, can be proud of the work accomplished through this grant: four well-researched, plain language booklets on health and the environment; five presentations crafted for different audiences (such as ‘The Beast of Beauty’— see page 3);more than twenty presentations and workshops; and many, many mediainterviews.

BCAM wishes to thank the MCRTW for their collaboration onthe project; the members of the Community Consultation Group who made sure that the text and design of the pamphlets would be accessible to the average reader; the participants of the Academic Advisory Committee (Jennifer Fosket, Abby Lippman, Shree Mulay, Janine O’Leary Cobb and Carol Secter), and — especially — to both thank and congratulate Madeleine for a job well done.

The HEAP project has provided effective tools enabling BCAM to reach a wider audience. The goal is to teach individuals simple ways to reduce their exposure to daily toxins and ultimately to hold governments responsible for stricter chemical regulations. To this end, BCAM will continue to distribute the booklets and to offer workshops and presentations. (Please see: BCAM's New Workshop Project)