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Tag Archives: media story

Annual health cost of wood heating in Comox Valley = $76 million

“Wood heaters really punch above their weight when it comes to polluting the atmosphere. Any scheme that replaces wood heaters […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Decafnation: Comox Valley has a wood stove problem

Decafnation, wrote an article on wood smoke pollution in the Comox Valley after attending a recent talk by Jennell Ellis […]

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Candidates respond to Air Quality Questionnaire

NEWS RELEASE: Oct. 3, 2018 Candidates in the local government elections have responded to an air quality questionnaire distributed by […]

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MEDIA: B.C. government releases report on Courtenay air quality and meteorology patterns

Breathe Clean Air was in the news last week, commenting on the recently released study on air quality and meteorology […]

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NEWS RELEASE on heart attacks and wood smoke study

Breathe Clean Air issued the following news release today about a health study done in Courtenay/Comox and two other communities […]

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Local air quality getting media coverage

On Monday, CTV Vancouver Island aired a piece on air quality in the Comox Valley “Courtenay’s air quality second-worst in […]

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On the Island interview: health impacts of air pollution

The following is a transcript of an interview by radio host Gregor Craigie with guest Dr. Paul Hasselback, a Medical […]

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Monitor location makes sense (letter to editor)

On Nov. 25th, the Comox Valley Echo reported on comments from CVRD Directors, Ken Grant and Larry Jangula (click on […]

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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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Local air quality featured on Shaw TV

Air quality was featured in Shaw TV’s September’s broadcast of “Judi’s Comox Valley Stories”. The 12 minute piece by Judi […]

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Breathe Clean Air Comox Valley was started by a group of citizens concerned about the health impacts of wood smoke in the Valley.

Our volunteers are from all three municipalities and other areas of CVRD.

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All residents are be able to breathe clean air, in the Valley and in our neighbourhoods.

Comox Valley is celebrated for the cleanest air on Vancouver Island.

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