These informative evening sessions in either Kimberley or Cranbrook will be of interest to those who: heat with wood, are interested in air quality, are in the wood heat industry, and are local policy makers.
Highlights of the evening will include the release of our Winter Air Quality Study Report by Paul Willis, which was completed in the Kimberley /Cranbrook area in February 2011. Over an 18 day period, more than 20 volunteers including seniors, concerned individuals, citizen groups, and agencies collaborated to complete a study of fine particulate using a mobile monitoring technology.
From a human health perspective, fine particulate matter (also known as PM2.5) has been identified as the air pollutant of most concern in British Columbia. Wood smoke may be thought of as natural, but there is ample evidence that wood burning emits large quantities of known health damaging pollutants. Dr. Ilona Hale will speak about the link between wood smoke and human health.
Wood is a readily available and renewable energy source that is widely used in our area for heating. Those who heat with wood will not want to miss WETT Certified Master Technician Doug Burton from Kootenay Furnace in the Slocan – who will speak on maximizing wood heat efficiency and minimizing emissions.
Refreshments provided, as well as the chance to win draw prizes including moisture metres and a half cord of split, seasoned firewood.
The two sessions will take place:
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Wednesday, November 2nd at College of the Rockies Kimberley Campus, and
7:00 – 9:00 pm Thursday, November 3rd Manual Training Centre, Cranbrook
For more information contact erna@wildsight.ca
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