Wildfires and smoking
Did you know? About 40% of wildfires in BC are caused by humans (lightning causes the other 60%). Human activity contributes in several ways, either by accident or intentionally. Examples are: ...
Smoke
Improving air quality in Valemount, one wood stove at a time
Note: this story was contributed by Evan Smith & Tracey Dennis, Village of Valemount Air quality issues are an ongoing concern in the Village of Valemount, and have become a major focus of conv...
Dealing with the smoke: Protecting ourselves and our families
Most of us take clean air for granted. That is.... until the sky turns gray with smoke or we wake up to an eerie Armageddon-like morning while the sun hides behind a thick layer of cloud. At those tim...
Crunching the numbers to protect our health
To shed some light on a topic that is so often out of view, occurring at the level of tiny particles, I spoke with air quality meteorologist Gail Roth. She took me through a day in the life of someone...
Air quality in the North
Working in Public Health Protection has been rewarding. Whether it's speaking to a mother about the cause of her baby's stomach bug or teaching a food safety class to local food service workers, I've ...