Parkland Airshed Management Zone
3rd Annual Enviro-FairRed Deer 2010/06/01
Please join in the 2010 Environment Week Festivities! Check out the 3rd Annual Enviro Fair, located on the main floor of the Provincial Building (4920 51st Street) between 10am and 2pm to check out the great information booths! Contests, Prizes & So Much more! Poster
Issues Response Meeting Media CoverageInnisfail 2010/05/25
BY JUSTINA CONTENTI
Innisfail Province
How clean is our air? The residents of Innisfail may soon have the chance to find out.
A portable air quality monitor may be set up near Innisfail next year to measure levels air pollution in the area. The exact location for the monitor will be determined based on feedback residents gave at a meeting Wednesday, May 19 at the Legion, but some possible locations include near the Johns Manville plant, the Highway 2 corridor or measuring the affect of herbicide spray near Torrington.
The Parkland Airshed Management Zone asked the public to come forward and share their concerns about air pollution and these locations made the top of their list of concerns. “We monitor air quality based on issues and concerns so that we can look for a way to solve the problems,” said Kevin Warren, Executive Director of PAMZ. “Having local people put forth the case has a lot more weight.”
Some of the issues brought up during the meeting included odors and pollution from feedlots, manufacturers, chemical processing plants, the transportation corridor, road paving, vehicle emissions, burning crop stubble and ground level ozone.
Members from the Energy Resources Conservation Board and the Natural Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment also attended the meeting to provide their opinion as citizens and professionals. “I think the people from the town brought up a lot of issues,” said Jim McKintey, an air quality regulator with the NRCB. “I think the meeting went well but wish more of the public showed up.”
If you have any questions or concerns about air quality, you can visit www.pamz.org.
Issues Response Meeting May 19thInnisfail Legion, Innisfail 2010/05/19
PAMZ Public Issues Identification Meeting
7:00-9:00 PM
PAMZ is seeking public input on the regional air quality issues it should be addressing and for locating a portable air-quality monitoring trailer within the zone’s boundaries. This public meeting is held to receive suggestions and concerns and develop recommendations. Attendance is free, no pre-registration is required. For more info call 403-862-7046.
Community BBQ April 19th Green Deer 2010Red Deer, Ab 2010/04/19
April 19 - June 20
Protect your parks from harmful litter
Community kick-off barbeque
Monday, April 19
5 - 7 pm
Skateboard Park, Lot N: 48 Ave. & 43 St.
www.reddeer.ca/greendeer
403-309-8411
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Environment Week Lunch Bag SeminarsRed Deer 2010/03/25
The City of Red Deer and the Red Deer Public Library will be co-hosting a series of brown bag lunches in May and June during Environment Week (May 31-June 4).
Title: For the Love of Trees
Presenter: Elaine Johnson
Location: Red Deer Public Library Snell Auditorium
Date: Tuesday, May 4
Time: 12:05-12:50
Title: Healthy Yards
Presenter: Doug Evans
Location: Red Deer Public Library Snell Auditorium
Date: Monday, May 31
Time: 12:05-12:50
Title: Composting 101
Presenter: Mary Curtis
Location: Red Deer Public Library Snell Auditorium
Date: Monday, June 1
Time: 12:05-12:50
Title: Clean Air and How We Can Keep It That Way
Presenter: Kevin Warren, PAMZ
Location: Red Deer Public Library Snell Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, June 2
Time: 12:05-12:50
The Alberta Environment Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory (MAML) will be located outside the south side of the library and available for tours on Clean Air Day, Wednesday June 2 from 11:00 to 1:00 PM
Title: Pruning your Trees and Shrubs
Presenter: Elaine Johnson
Location: Red Deer Public Library Snell Auditorium
Date: Thursday, June 4
Time: 12:05-12:50
