REPORT: Certified wood stoves may not be better than stoves they replace

A brand new report from state air agencies in the US Northeast concludes “…the existing [EPA] program provides no confidence […]

Globe opinion: To help flatten the curve, let’s clean our air

Three BC experts co-wrote an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail that highlights the impact on air pollution on […]

Open Burning restrictions in response to COVID-19

There are different burn bans in our region to help protect people’s health during COVID-19 pandemic. As BC has noted in […]

Lungs don’t care it is “just start-up smoke”

When industry rates wood stove emissions, the tests are not required to include the start-up smoke. And any bylaws that […]

Doctor speaks out about wood smoke

Wood smoke pollution is unfortunately plaguing many towns and cities worldwide. This opinion piece, “If we’re serious about improving the […]

Wood heat is a massive source of PAHs

Although we often focus on the high amounts of harmful fine particulate matter in wood smoke, it is important to […]

CVRD: Say no to wood stove rebates (UPDATE: They did!)

In February, Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Director Ken Grant brought forward a resolution to significantly increase rebates for all […]

LETTER – Health policies regarding wood smoke need to be updated

The following is a Letter to the Editor from a local nursing student. It was published in the Comox Valley […]

Worse than at least 18 diesel cars

Reducing fine particulate pollution from diesel vehicles has been the focus of many efforts to clean up our air. Emissions […]

36% of homes produce 73 times more pollution

In the Comox Valley, wood heat generates 73 times more harmful fine particulate matter (PM2.5) than all other sources of […]

Risk of dementia 70% higher in homes with wood stoves

Researchers at the Umea University in northern Sweden have studied air quality in homes where wood-fire stoves are used and […]

Was $2.5 million on wood stove exchange worth it?

Does focusing on getting people to switch to newer stoves work? Did it work after one town spent $2.5 million […]

New study on Air Quality & Meteorology for Courtenay

The BC government has released a new report on Air Quality in Courtenay “Patterns of Air Quality and Meteorology in […]

Rebates for new wood stoves: Not effective solution to pollution

BC’s wood stove exchange program provides rebates for the removal of highly polluting, uncertified wood stoves. In a positive step, […]

2017 Mobile Monitoring – Preliminary results

This past January-February, a mobile monitoring study of fine particulates was conducted in the Comox Valley for two weeks. Two […]

Air Quality Forum April 4th

There is an important AIR QUALITY FORUM in the Comox Valley on Tuesday, April 4th. This is an “Elected Officials […]

‘Eco’ wood stove pollutes 25 times more than truck

“It does not seem logical that an eco-labelled stove is allowed to pollute 25 times more than a 10 year […]

The air we share

The photos below were taken in Courtenay, Cumberland, Comox and CVRD in November 2016.These are not being shared to target specific homes. […]

Lack of action continues in the Valley

“Health concerns about wood smoke are driving some B.C. municipalities to ban old, inefficient stoves starting as early as next […]

New appliance regulations do not address current air quality problem

The Comox Valley Record published an article on the new wood stove regulations in B.C. “Changes to the solid fuel […]

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