On November 25, 2016, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Smithers wrote to the Minister of the Environment (https://can-bv.ca/2017/05/05/smithers-council-open...), Ms. Mary Polak on behalf of the public to express concerns about air quality in the Bulkley Valley and, in particular about proposed amendments to regulations that will weaken the restrictions on slash burning that affects our air.
I am a resident of the Bulkley Valley. I share the concern many other members of the general public have about poor air.
I would like to add my voice to theirs in urging the Ministers to address our bad air crisis by amending the Wildfire Act, the Wildfire Regulation, the Environmental Management Act, and the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation to make sure that burning of slash from industrial logging operations does not pollute our air.
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May 13, 2017
The feedback I have received from residents confirms that poor air quality is a deeply personal concern for many families in the Bulkley Valley. I am currently compiling these accounts to ensure that our message clearly communicates how industrial burning practices disrupt daily life.
May 13, 2017
Reaching this level of support confirms that the quality of our air is a priority for so many who live here in the Bulkley Valley. It is encouraging to see that our shared concern has grown into such a collective resolve to address these industrial practices.
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My daughter has developed asthma and I wonder if the poor air quality was the cause. This is distressing to me and I believe that changes such as scrubbers on Newpro are mandatory. Please help us be healthy. Thank you, Lori
Our air quality in the Bulkley Valley is affected by slash-burning in other forest districts as well as in our own. Once airborne, smoke can travel for hundreds of kilometres (which is why we occasionally have smoke in our air originating from wildfires in Siberia, northwestern US, and southeastern BC. I travel throughout Northwest BC for work, and can see that large masses of smokey air are sometimes moving from the interior toward the coast. passing over and settling in our valleys and communities along the way. Thank you.
My brother and his friends have been fighting for years for clean air..this is a right..not an option!
Burning slash piles in the Autumn ? C'mon ! Doesn't this seem to be an unintelligent decision ?
BC
With the possibility of the Green Party holding the balance of power, this should be good time to get their attention.
I concur 100%with this petition Kaaren Soby
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On November 25, 2016, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Smithers wrote to the Minister of the Environment (https://can-bv.ca/2017/05/05/smithers-council-open...), Ms. Mary Polak on behalf of the public to express concerns about air quality in the Bulkley Valley and, in particular about proposed amendments to regulations that will weaken the restrictions on slash burning that affects our air.
I am a resident of the Bulkley Valley. I share the concern many other members of the general public have about poor air.
I would like to add my voice to theirs in urging the Ministers to address our bad air crisis by amending the Wildfire Act, the Wildfire Regulation, the Environmental Management Act, and the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation to make sure that burning of slash from industrial logging operations does not pollute our air.
_____________________________
for CAN /Voices for Good Air
Updates
May 13, 2017
The feedback I have received from residents confirms that poor air quality is a deeply personal concern for many families in the Bulkley Valley. I am currently compiling these accounts to ensure that our message clearly communicates how industrial burning practices disrupt daily life.
May 13, 2017
Reaching this level of support confirms that the quality of our air is a priority for so many who live here in the Bulkley Valley. It is encouraging to see that our shared concern has grown into such a collective resolve to address these industrial practices.
12 Comments
On average, in the past few years that we have witnessed poor wood utilization from logging activities, 20,000 slash piles are burned annually in the Bulkley Valley - Lakes District Air Shed. Since when do we consider our air sheds as free dumping grounds for industrial activities?
My daughter has developed asthma and I wonder if the poor air quality was the cause. This is distressing to me and I believe that changes such as scrubbers on Newpro are mandatory. Please help us be healthy. Thank you, Lori
Our air quality in the Bulkley Valley is affected by slash-burning in other forest districts as well as in our own. Once airborne, smoke can travel for hundreds of kilometres (which is why we occasionally have smoke in our air originating from wildfires in Siberia, northwestern US, and southeastern BC. I travel throughout Northwest BC for work, and can see that large masses of smokey air are sometimes moving from the interior toward the coast. passing over and settling in our valleys and communities along the way. Thank you.
My brother and his friends have been fighting for years for clean air..this is a right..not an option!
Burning slash piles in the Autumn ? C'mon ! Doesn't this seem to be an unintelligent decision ?
BC
With the possibility of the Green Party holding the balance of power, this should be good time to get their attention.
I concur 100%with this petition Kaaren Soby
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On average, in the past few years that we have witnessed poor wood utilization from logging activities, 20,000 slash piles are burned annually in the Bulkley Valley - Lakes District Air Shed. Since when do we consider our air sheds as free dumping grounds for industrial activities?