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British Columbia Fires Caused Poor Air Quality Locally

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Smoke in the air largely generated by British Columbia wildfires this past week led to high and very high Air Quality Health Index ratings at many of Fort Air Partnership stations August 10-11. There were also several days where moderate ratings were recorded. Several stations also reported particulate matter (PM2.5) levels above the provincial guideline […]

B.C. Forest Fires Cause Record Poor Air Quality Levels

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Smoke from forest fires in British Columbia over the past two weeks have caused an unusually high number of days of poor air quality in the local region. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a measure of air quality that people are exposed to and it is rated at a low, moderate, high or […]

Third Quarter Air Quality Health Index Results

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Fort Air Partnership (FAP), the organization that monitors the air local residents breathe, released 2018 third quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results today.  The Government of Alberta calculates the AQHI using data collected at seven of FAP’s air monitoring stations.  Although many of FAP’s stations registered a historic level of high and very high […]

High Marks Received in Recent Monitoring Network Performance Audit

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The results of a provincial audit conducted of Fort Air Partnership’s (FAP) air monitoring network gives the organization high marks for performance. Of the 52 analyzers that were audited, three fine particulate matter (PM2.5) analyzers did not meet audit requirements. Follow-up investigation by both FAP and the auditors could not duplicate or determine the cause […]

2018 Air Quality Monitoring Results + more

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Fort Air Partnership (FAP) released its 2018 regional air quality monitoring results today along with multi-year trends showing Exceedances 2011-2018 and the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for the past five years. FAP operates seven stations that collect data used to calculate an hourly and forecast AQHI in and around Alberta’s Industrial Heartland.  Overall, the […]

Portable Air Monitoring Station near Chipman Up and Running

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Fort Air Partnership’s (FAP) portable continuous air monitoring station near the Village of Chipman is now operational. It began reporting data in mid-June. The station is located in a Batiuk Water Commission compound about 500 metres north of Chipman on Range Road 185.  Live data from the station, plus a daily and forecast Air Quality […]

Second Quarter 2019 Air Quality Health Index Results

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Fort Air Partnership (FAP), the organization that monitors the air local residents breathe, released 2019 second quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results today.  The Government of Alberta calculates the AQHI using data collected at six of FAP’s air monitoring stations. Although most of the province was affected by smoke from wildfires burning in northwestern […]

Third Quarter Air Monitoring Results

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FAP’s 2019 third quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results show that, for the first time since 2015, there were no high or very high AQHI results for an entire calendar quarter.  Overall air quality in and around Alberta’s Industrial Heartland was of low risk to health nearly 100% of the time from July 1 […]

2019 Air Monitoring Results Released

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A summary of our 2019 regional air quality monitoring results show that overall, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) risk to health rating in the region was significantly lower in 2019 when compared to 2018.  In 2019, there were 177 hours of high or very high risk ratings. In 2018, the number was 849. The […]

Scotford Station Relocated to a Permanent Site

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Our Scotford air monitoring station will be relocated on February 26 to a permanent location on land leased from the Hutterian Brethren Church of Scotford. The new site is located approximately two kilometres south of Highway 15 on the west side of Range Road 212, approximately 350 metres from where the station has been located […]

FAP Air Quality Monitoring and Reporting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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As respiratory health is a factor in determining a person’s risk and response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, it is essential that residents living in and around Alberta’s Industrial Heartland continue to have access to air quality information. We wanted to assure you that, with the support of our community, industry and government, Fort Air Partnership […]

FAP Gets High Marks in Monitoring Network Performance Audit

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The results of a provincial audit conducted of our air monitoring network gives FAP high marks for performance. Of the 148 critical inspection items (including 45 ambient air quality analyzers) that were audited, there were two failures and one need for improvement. The audit also included a review of 46 non-critical items. Of these, only […]

Local Residents Encouraged to Take Action on Clean Air Day

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June 3 is Clean Air Day, a day which focuses on the air we breathe and what we as individuals can do to help maintain and even improve local air quality. When substances from natural and/or human sources accumulate in the atmosphere, air quality can degrade and affect human and ecosystem health. There are many ways […]

Portable Station Moving to Sturgeon County

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Fort Air Partnership’s (FAP) portable continuous air monitoring station has moved to Sturgeon County and is scheduled to begin reporting data in early July. The portable station was previously located in Chipman. The station is located in the northeast part of the County, along Range Road 223 between Township Road 564 and Secondary Highway 570. […]

Fresh Air Experience Contest Winners

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Congratulations to our 2020 Fresh Air Experience contest winners. The annual take-a-selfie contest encourages people in and around the Industrial Heartland to enjoy an outdoor experience in the region while learning more about our organization and local air quality.    Kylene Bubel of Fort Saskatchewan, shown here with her family on the Ross Creek trail, […]

Second Quarter AQHI Results and COVID-19 Impact Assessment Released

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We released our 2020 second quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results and a COVID-19 impact assessment today. The Government of Alberta calculates the AQHI using data collected at seven of FAP’s air monitoring stations.  There were only two hours of high or very high AQHI results for the entire calendar quarter. Overall air quality […]

The Impact of Harvest Activities on Air Quality

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Air quality in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland can be affected by many natural and anthropogenic (human-made) emission sources. One of these sources is agriculture, both from livestock operations and crop production. With fall quickly approaching, harvest activity in fields throughout the region will become a common sight. Clouds of dust are telltale signs that farmers in […]

Number of Passive Monitors in Network Reduced

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As part of the on-going refinement of our air monitoring network, FAP has recently reduced the number of its passive monitors in our network. We now have 16 passive monitors in the Airshed, down from 47. See the revised network map for where the current passives monitors are located.   A key reason for the […]

Third Quarter Air Quality Results Show Low Health Risk

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Our 2020 third quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results show that for the vast majority of time the risk to health to local residents was low. The Government of Alberta calculates the AQHI using data collected at seven of FAP’s air monitoring stations.  There was only one hour of high AQHI and no very […]

New Report Provides In-Depth Review of Chipman Air Quality

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Data collected during a year-long air monitoring project indicates air quality is of low risk to health 98.6% of the time for Chipman and area residents. Fort Air Partnership’s (FAP) portable air monitoring station operated in the Village of Chipman from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020. The 98.6% Chipman low risk to health […]
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