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- Sun October 26, 2008
Ask the candidates - Wed June 04, 2008
National Clean Air Day - June 4th - Thu May 22, 2008
Creating Gardens and Lawns for a Pesticide Free Future - Thu May 15, 2008
Report on the Halfmoon Bay Backyard Burning Forum - Wed April 30, 2008
Upcoming events regarding the new herbicide/pesticide bylaw - Fri February 22, 2008
District of Sechelt Council adopted the Bylaw to Ban the Cosmetic Use of Pesticides - Fri February 15, 2008
General meeting announced
Clean air news from around the world
- Clean Air Act no place for greenhouse gas regulation (AG Weekly)
- Clean Air Partnership unveils air monitor (The Sentinel)
- Clare Woods students to board `Clean Air Bus' (Bloomingdale Press)
- Printing facility faces fine for clean air violations (Kent County Daily Times)
- Clean Air Partnership unveils air monitor (The Sentinel)
- EPA Proposal Would Ease Clean-Air Rules for National Parks (Washington Post)
- Power plant debate goes to court (The Gillette News-Record)
- Clean-air cops make zero busts in Marin, but do get smoke complaints (Marin Independent Journal)
- EPA moves to relax clean air rules near national parks (Los Angeles Times)
- Students, weather brought smog down (The Victoria Advocate)
Solar hot water heater to be auctioned
Posted: Thu November 13, 2008Solar hot water heating is a clean energy solution for heating your home and your water. The SCCA is delighted to announce that we will be auctioning a solar water heating system at our…
Banning of weed and feed pesticides in Alberta
Posted: Thu November 13, 2008Quebec and Ontario have already banned the cosmetic use of pesticides. Is Alberta next? Is B.C. next? Good things do happen. PRESS RELEASE: CALGARY, Nov. 13 /CNW/ - The Canadian Cancer Society, Alberta/NWT Division,…
Lee Turnbull (area F candidate) views on open burning
Posted: Fri October 31, 2008Thank you for the opportunity to clarify my intentions related to improving air quality on the Sunshine Coast. I look forward to seeing these comments on your website. I am very supportive of the…
Garry Nohr (area B candidate) views on open burning
Posted: Fri October 31, 2008Will be following the Roberts Creek bylaw and the Provincial guidelines – I have already had a community meeting on burning with a small turnout. I intend to take the Roberts Creek bylaw and…
Lorne Lewis (Area E candidate) views on open burning
Posted: Fri October 31, 2008I supported the Roberts Creek Burning by law while it made its way through the SCRD committee and board process. What was discussed at the time was that if this by law was possible…
Frances Wasserlein (Area B candidate) views on open burning
Posted: Fri October 31, 2008Thanks for asking for my response to Halfmoon Bay & Secret Cove residents concerns about outdoor burning. Here is my response: I am concerned with the issue of air quality, especially particulate matter in…
Robert Corlett (Area E Candidate) views on open burning
Posted: Sun October 26, 2008Robert Corlett Area E Candidate Elphinstone is a community that places high value on protecting its rural character. As the elected Director for Area E it would be my job to reflect the wishes…
Ask the candidates
Posted: Sun October 26, 2008On October 18, 2008 the SCCAS sent the following email to all the candidates of the SCRD: Greetings; The following article was published in the Coast Reporter in early June, 2008. Donna Shugar's proposed…
Black Carbon Pollution Emerges As Major Player In Global Warming
Posted: Fri August 22, 2008Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than…
National Illness Costs of Air Pollution (A study by the Canadian Medical Association)
Posted: Fri August 22, 2008View the entire report here (PDF document) Introduction It is well known that air pollution is bad for our health. But just how bad is it and are there economic costs related to the…
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