Cleaner Air
Take action to improve air quality in your community
We can all help make the air cleaner and healthier to breathe. See how simple actions can make a healthier environment for us all to live in.
Smoke Awareness
Burn less often and burn better
Wood smoke, whether from wildfires or campfires, contains particulate matter and chemical compounds. These contaminants have consequences for our health and air quality.
Be ready in the event of a wildfire in your area with WCAS' Wildfire Resources.
Up To Us
Be a proactive supporter of better air quality in your community
Don't Idle
60 Seconds or Less is Best
Excessive idling of vehicles increases emissions of chemicals and particulate matter that negatively affect air quality.
For more information on why “60 Seconds or Less is Best” for both air quality and your wallet, visit the Alberta Airsheds Council website.
Did you know?
For the average vehicle with a 3 litre engine, every 10 minutes of idling costs over 1 cup in wasted fuel - up to one half litre for a 5 litre engine!
Did you know?
Air monitoring at schools has shown elevated levels of toxins during pick up times as parents idle their cars while they wait for their kids.
Issues Management
Air Quality Issues Management: Partner Reports
Clean Air Strategic Alliance Odour Management Framework
Odours are frequently the cause of complaints to regulatory agencies about air quality. The impact of odours can range from detection, to an irritating nuisance or, at high enough concentrations, a health risk.
This guide outlines good practices related to odour management and was developed to serve as a reference on odour issues and their management.
Clean Air Strategic Alliance Recommendations to Reduce Non-point Source Air Emissions in Alberta
This report outlines CASA's (Clean Air Strategic Alliance) Non-Point Source Project, which addresses dispersed air pollution sources.
The project, involving representatives from government, NGOs, Airsheds, and industry, identified key non-point pollution sources and developed 17 specific recommendations across several sectors: transportation (encouraging lower-emission vehicles and better management practices), construction operations and road dust, open-air burning, commercial and residential heating, industrial emissions (particularly gasoline distribution), land-use planning, addressing knowledge gaps, and leveraging climate change initiatives for air quality co-benefits.
Community Monitoring
Be part of the air quality monitoring network
Community-based sensors can be used to contribute real-time air quality data at the neighbourhood level. Contact WCAS if you are interested in hosting a microsensor at your home or community building.
Invite us
Want WCAS to attend your community or school event?
Get in touch with WCAS and we will work to support your event with an Airshed representative to talk about air quality and Airshed information.
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