Our 2020 air quality monitoring results show that overall, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) risk to health rating in the region was significantly lower in 2020 when compared to 2019. Seven of our 10 continuous monitoring stations collect data used to calculate an hourly and forecast AQHI in and around Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. In […]
2020 Air Quality Monitoring Results Show Lower Risk to Health
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Take the Stop Needless Idling Pledge
Fort Air Partnership has partnered with other Airsheds in Alberta to discourage needless idling of vehicles. Research shows that reducing the idling time of a vehicle to 60 seconds or less reduces negative impacts on air quality and the environment, and saves fuel and money. For example, excessive idling increases the emission of pollutants such […]
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Air Quality Low Risk to Health 89% of Time in Q1
Our air quality monitoring results show the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) in our Airshed was of low risk to health at least 89% of the time during the first three months of 2021. Elk Island had the highest percentage of low risk readings and Fort Saskatchewan the lowest. Risk to health increases as the […]
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Year in Review and Look Forward Webinar – May 10
Agenda Results of the 2021 AGM including financial report and Executive Committee elections Chair’s comments 2020 Air Quality Monitoring Results 2021 Projects There will be a Q&A period after each presentation. The meeting’s host will explain how you can ask questions. The meeting is on Monday, May 10 and starts at 7:00 p.m. No registration […]
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First Fresh Air Experience Contest Winner Selected
Congratulations to Fort Saskatchewan resident Whitney Nerbas for being the first winner of our Fresh Air Experience contest! The photo with her and her family in a local park was selected for the Week 1 $100 prize. There are more prizes to be won until the contest ends May 31. It’s easy to enter. Take […]
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Bruderheim VOC Speciation Study Report Released
A monitoring study that examined a type of hydrocarbon known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the Bruderheim area shows that levels measured during the study did not exceed established provincial objectives. The project was conducted in two separate phases (Phase 1 ran from October 2014 to March 2015 and Phase 2 ran from July […]
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Q3 Air Quality Results Released
Fort Air Partnership (FAP), the organization that monitors the air local residents breathe, released 2021 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. There were 246 hours of high and 84 hours of very high AQHI rating for the […]
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Fort Air Partnership launches a regular Facebook presence
Our Airshed recently launched a new Facebook page that we hope all people interested in air quality in our region will connect to and follow. We will update the content regularly on the ambient air quality in our Airshed, provide helpful links to other air monitoring information around the province, promote the ways we can […]
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Idling in the Winter
Fort Air Partnership has partnered with other Airsheds in Alberta to discourage needless idling of vehicles in the winter. You can help reduce the impacts of cold vehicle starts and reduce idling by using a block heater. At -20°C, block heaters can improve overall fuel economy by as much as 10 percent. For a single […]
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