Last Updated: July 13, 2010; 9:00 a.m.
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The Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and the Ministry of Environment are reviewing and revising the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation under the Environmental Management Act. This regulation establishes the conditions under which the open burning of vegetative debris can be authorized.
The revised regulation is intended to reduce or minimize the impacts of smoke on human health. Other objectives include enabling and encouraging compliance, minimizing undue costs, and promoting equity and consistency. For more information, including the policy intentions paper on which the ministries are seeking comment, see Proposed Changes to the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation.
Air quality agencies in British Columbia have launched Clear Air BC, an initiative aimed at improving visibility across the province. It includes:
The partners in Clear Air BC are the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, Metro Vancouver, Environment Canada and the Fraser Valley Regional District.
For more information, read the media release and visit the Clear Air BC website.
The Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and the Ministry of Environment are reviewing and revising the Solid Fuel Burning Domestic Appliance Regulation. For more information, and to view the ministries’ policy intentions paper, see Proposed Changes to the Solid Fuel Burning Domestic Appliance Regulation.
Compare the air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from different commuting options in a new series of graphs.
The Provincial
Idle Reduction Initiative is
aimed at helping British Columbian drivers to decrease unnecessary engine idling. If you’re going to be stopped for more than 10 seconds (except in traffic),
turn off the engine.
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