Welcome to the
BVLD Airshed Management Society Website
LAST UPDATE: September 22, 2009
The BVLD Airshed Management Society is an incorporated non-profit society with charitable status. We are a consensus-based, multi-sector organization whose main activities are education and information sharing. AMS is committed to reducing the impact of particulate matter on human health through the continuous improvement of air quality in the Bulkley Valley - Lakes District of northwestern British Columbia.
Bulletin BoardJob opportunities - deadline for application October 2-09 Woodstove Exchange Outreach (2 positions) Just released! BVLD Custom Venting Forecast Report June 30, 2009 Presentation for Burn Operators Forum Appendices to Report (pending) 2009 BVLD AMS AGM Proceedings AGM Proceedings including Election Results Screening of the award-winning documentary:AIR-The Search for One Clean Breath Presentations Past, Present and Future - the work of the Airshed Management Society 2008 Ambient Air Quality Report Custom Venting Forecasting Report
AMS has an Idling Reduction Committee that promotes idling reduction through data collection and public education. For facts related to idling and free access to materials and funding, visit idlefreebc.ca , the Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions, and Natural Resource Canada's Idle-free Zone website. BVLD Woodsmoke Health StudyTwenty residents from Smithers and Telkwa are participating in a three year study beginning December 2007. The Woodstove Exchange STudy (WEST) is a series of linked projects to assess the impacts of the stove exchange program in the BVLD on community air quality and to investigate the potential improvements in health arising from the change to certified wood stoves. Study partners include Simon Fraser University, UNBC, Health Canada, BC Lung Association, BC Ministry of Environment and the BVLD Airshed Management Society. For more information visit the study website by clicking here. This Cool Map Tool shows the stove exchange locations by calendar quarter and make your own maps (you can easily zoom in and out, etc.). At the bottom of the map page there is also a link to display the results in Google Earth. If you click on the location marker you get info on the new stove model. Have fun! |
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CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners of the 2007 BVLD Clean Air Awards. |
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Hot off the Presses!NEWPRO Emissions Report (March 2007) Bylaw Basics - A summary of Air Quality bylaws in the BVLD (May 07)
BC Lung Association's State of the Air 2007 report Attention Farmers! Plastic Balewrap Recycling Fact Sheet Member Advisories : As a member of our organization, you have access to the latest news regarding emission reductions in the valley, medical research and emerging regulations. Key member advisories since January 2006 are in the process of being archived here. To become a member, fill out a nomination form or simply send us an e-mail requesting to be included on our member advisory list. E-mails are send an average of once per month; our membership lists are not shared. |
Vehicle Idling Reduction campaign 
QUICK LINKS
Concerned about Neighbourhood
Air Quality?
Clean
Air Tips
See our tips & solutions for cleaner, healthier air - contributed to us
by the community at the Bulkley Valley Fall Fair. There are 52 in total, one
for every week of the year.
Resource
Management Burning Info Centre
Ministry of Environment Skeena Region
Check the hourly readings at air quality monitoring stations throughout the Bulkley Valley and the Province.
You will need a user name and password to access this data - enter "public" for both.
Board Minutes and Correspondence
Nomination for Board of Directors or to join a Working Group
