Videos from Public Forum on Air Quality
On March 14th, Breathe Clean Air hosted a public forum on air quality. Over 80 people attended, including a number of elected local government officials and a representative from the […]
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Your input needed: CVRD survey on home heating and air quality
The Comox Valley Regional District has launched a new survey aimed at understanding how Comox Valley residents heat their homes (whether with wood or other forms of heat). More importantly, […]
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 in the Comox Valley (read our story on this study). […]
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 Courtenay B.C. 2011-2016“. The report reconfirms much of what we […]
New summary report of mobile monitoring in the Comox Valley
Last February, a researcher did extensive mobile monitoring in parts of the Comox Valley (see our write-up about the study). The researcher, Matt Wagstaff, has recently distributed a summary of […]
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 Forum” for all elected people in the valley. However, the […]
‘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 old truck” (without a filter). A Danish study shows that […]
Presentation to Cumberland Council (March 13)
This Monday night (March 13th), Earle Plain, our regional Air Quality Meteorologist, and Dr. Charmaine Enns, our Medical Health Officer, will be presenting to the Cumberland Council. A lot of […]
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 in BC that shows wood smoke increases risk of heart […]
New Mobile Monitoring Study
A UBC researcher is undertaking a new mobile monitoring study of the Comox Valley this winter. From January 25 to February 9, Matt Wagstaff will be driving approximately 90 kilometres […]