Clean Air Society

We can feel helpless in the face of widespread air quality issues, but here are 10 things you can do to minimize you and your family's risk:

You just have to look outside to see how bad the air quality is. Stay indoors, close the windows and run the air purifier if you have one. Here are our local air quality values: https://www.purpleair.com/map?inc=233199|233202#10/49.526/-123.8488

Kudos to our provincial government for incentivizing the switch to electric with the CleanBC initiative. And way to go Harbour Air, for continuing to lead and innovate! "Quick Facts: The Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive program supports businesses and fleets in adopting specialty-use electric vehicles. Examples of rebate amounts:... - Battery-electric motorcycles are eligible for a rebate of $2,000. - A battery-electric, low-speed Might-E utility truck manufactured by Canadian Electric Vehicles with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $31,170 is eligible for a rebate of $5,000. - A battery-electric delivery or cube truck manufactured by BYD Auto with an MSRP of $214,500 is eligible for a rebate of $50,000. - A battery-electric shuttle bus manufactured by GreenPower Motor Company with a MSRP of $384,500 is eligible for a rebate of $50,000." See more

40 electric buses will be added to the City of Edmonton's fleet by the end of this year! Mayor Don Iveson says electric buses are a major component of the future of public transit in our city and across Canada, because they save the city money and benefit transit users who will get to experience the perks of a quieter commute with decreased emissions. Let's get more electric public transit buses on the Coast! See the comment section below for a link to a research project we initiated with UBC students which indicates that switching to electric immediately rather than just by 2040 will save money while reducing our GHG emissions.

"... this year it is more important than ever to prevent forest fires. In addition to the huge risks of wildfires at the best of times, wildfires this year risk creating new ways for COVID to spread, and they worsen the symptoms of anyone sick with the virus."