Reference Materials

> BC Lung Association
> Ministry of Environment Fine Particulates Website

Here you will find links to the following materials:
> Solid Fuel Burning Domestic Appliance Regulation

Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation (OBSCR)

> April 1993, amended 1998, 2000
> A guide to the OBSCR

Renewable Energy: A Guide to Residential Wood Heating
2002 (Natural Resources Canada report)

> HTML version
> PDF version

Model Municipal Bylaw for Regulating Backyard Burning
December 1997.

> Model municipal bylaw for regulating backyard burning
> Model Municipal Bylaw for Regulating Wood burning Appliances
Environment Canada 2006
> Residential Wood Burning Emissions in British Columbia
April 2004; Revised May 2005
This report, based on date from a survey conducted in 2003, estimates the quantity of air emissions released as a result of residential wood heating in the province.

Residential Wood Burning in British Columbia:

> Public Behaviour and Opinion May 2006
This 2006 report further analyzes the data from the 203 survey to determine public behaviour and opinion with respect to wood burning for home heating.

Renewable Energy: A Guide to Residential Wood Heating
2002 (Natural Resources Canada report)
> HTML version
> PDF version

> Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers (Washington State Department of Ecology)
These boilers have been banned in the State of Washington. This provides information on the concerns about these appliances and the state’s laws controlling their use.

Existing Public Awareness materials
> Natural Resources Canada “Burn It Smart”
> BC Lung Association

> Air Quality Primer (Environment Canada Website)
Developed by a collective partnership amongst various levels of government in BC, this fact sheet explains the basics of air quality and the actions that we can take to improve the quality of air in our communities. The template is available from the Ministry of Environment to customize and reprint with local community program information.