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Links
> http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/air/index_e.htm
The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)is a partnership initiative with Environment Canada, Health Canada, the Province of British Columbia and participating municipal governments. British Columbia is the first province in Canada to pilot the index, an innovative tool that links air quality and risk to human health . The AQHI pilot project encompasses the Greater Vancouver Regional District and eight communities across the province including: Kamloops, Vernon, Osoyoos, Nanaimo, Victoria, Quesnel, Prince George and Kelowna.
> http://www.airplaytoday.com
The Air Quality Health Index is part of a pilot project to gather feedback on Canada's first index that directly ties air quality to health risk. Visit this site often to see how the new Index and health information can help you make decisions on your outdoor activities.
> International Airshed Strategy
The Georgia Basin-Puget Sound International Airshed Strategy is a multi-agency, international co-operative effort to address shared air quality management concerns.
> Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
"An Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development." The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 came into force on March 31, 2000 and has been updated to include all amendments.
> Community Charter
The purposes of the Community Charter are to provide municipalities and their councils with:
- a legal framework for the powers, duties and functions that are necessary to fulfill their purposes
- the authority and discretion to address existing and future community needs
- the flexibility to determine the public interest of their communities and to respond to the different needs and changing circumstances of their communities.
www.ec.gc.ca/cleanair-airpur
Clean Air On-line
http://www.ec.gc.ca/press/2006/061019_n_e.htm.
Government of Canada's Clean Air Act
Provincial government Waste Regulation Links:
> Waste Discharge Regulations (industrial waste sources)
> Motor Vehicle Emissions Control Warranty Regulation
> Cleaner Gasoline Regulation
> Solid Fuel Burning Domestic Appliance Regulation (burning)
> Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation
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