Join West Central Airshed Society and Alberta Capital Airshed present Air Quality 101 for Municipal Leaders, designed to give municipal decision-makers a clear, practical understanding of local air quality issues. Hear from experts at the Alberta Capital Airshed alongside Jocelyn Thrasher-Haug, Manager of Agriculture & Environment at Strathcona County and ACA Board President. This session will explore how municipalities can effectively work with their Airshed to support healthier communities. The webinar was on February 4 from 1:30-2:30PM MST.
Colten Nahrebeski, ACA and WCAS Membership Coordinator, will provide a high-level overview of what Airsheds are and how they operate, including how local Airsheds support air quality management across the province. He will also touch on key air quality concepts and why understanding local air quality matters for communities and municipalities.
Dr. Kevin McCullum, ACA and WCAS Data Manager, will walk participants through the Airshed Members Portal, highlighting the tools and resources available to members. He will also review the types of air quality data accessible through the portal and how members can use this information to support decision-making and planning.
Jocelyn Thrasher-Haug will showcase how Municipalities and Airsheds can collaborate to achieve best-in-class outcomes for air quality and climate resilience. Through innovative strategies and real-world examples, opportunities in monitoring, applying air data to municipal operations and infrastructure, education, events, and community programs will be highlighted.
Alberta Capital Airshed and West Central Airshed Society are your Airshed organizations, responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the outdoor air quality, including the Air Quality Health Index. We also actively engage with communities to raise awareness, share data through knowledge translation, and provide education. Learn more here: https://capitalairshed.ca/ or https://www.wcas.ca/
Want to watch recordings of previous Clean Air Webinars?
Speakers
Colten Nahrebeski
West Central Airshed Society and Alberta Capital Airshed Membership Coordinator
Colten has spent his career between Tokyo, Japan, and Edmonton, Alberta, focused on identifying messaging that promotes behaviour change. Whether in the field of marketing, or more recently, the air quality space as the Membership Coordinator at Alberta Capital Airshed, his ability to connect with key stakeholders and get buy-in for large-scale organizational change is a driving factor in levelling up the air quality discourse in the Capital Region. Colten is led by the belief that all members of society benefit from better access to information, and we all have a part to play in taking care of our environment for current and future generations.
Dr. Kevin McCullum
West Central Airshed Society and Alberta Capital Airshed Data Manager
Dr. Kevin McCullum is the Data Manager for ACA and WCAS. He is a Senior Engineer, with a specialty in environmental monitoring and modeling. His focus is on air quality data analysis and interpretation, monitoring sensors, as well as dispersion and transport modeling. Kevin works closely with universities teaching Engineering and working on joint monitoring partnerships and monitoring research.
Jocelyn Thrasher-Haug
Manager of Agriculture & Environment, Strathcona County
ACA Board President
Jocelyn Thrasher-Haug, M.Sc., P.Ag., P.Biol. is a Professional Biologist with over twenty years of municipal experience with Strathcona County. She is currently the Manager of Agriculture & Environment, responsible for a diverse team focused on environmental planning, invasive plant management, wildlife management and agriculture initiatives. She has been a municipal representative on the Alberta Capital Airshed Board since 2012, and is the current President. She fosters a strong connection between the municipal realm and the Airshed to support the community, ensuring easily accessible, high-quality data, and the expertise to interpret and translate so we can all make good decisions that positively affect the air we breathe.
For more information
Yvonne Barker, Engagement Coordinator
West Central Airshed Society
[email protected]