Prince George Air Quality

Management Plan – Phase II Update

October 2008
Daniela Fisher, B.Sc., LL.B., PGAIR Air Quality Management Co-ordinator
Mellissa Winfield-Lesk, M.Sc., P.Ag., PGAIR President
 Outline

• PGAIR Update
• AQMP Phase II Overview
• AQMP Phase II Update
¾ Recommendations
¾ Management Actions & Status (since Dec. 2007 update)
¾ Funding Request (2009)
• Mayor’s Task Force Update
 PGAIR Update

• PGAIR name change

• Non-profit Society & Structure
• Air Quality Management co-ordinator
 Phase II Overview

• Adopted by PGAIR in 2006

• Bridge between Phase I and Phase III
• Objectives
¾ Achieve and maintain acceptable air quality
by reducing emissions of critical air contaminants
¾ Prevent future air quality problems from developing
 Phase II Overview
(continued)

• 29 recommendations
• Odour (1)
• Fine Particulate Matter (PM) (8)
• Community & Regional Planning (3)
• Prevention of Air Quality Problems (4)
• Poor Air Quality Episodes (2)
• Open Burning (4)
• Wood Burning Appliances (3)
• Greenhouse Gases (2)
• Monitoring & Research (2)
 Phase II Update

• Odour
• Fine Particulate Matter (PM)
• Community & Regional Planning
• Prevention of Air Quality Problems
• Open Burning
• Wood Burning Appliances
• Monitoring & Research
Odour
Particulate Matter (PM)
Particulate Matter (PM)
(continued)
 Community &
Regional Planning
 Prevention of
Air Quality Problems
 Prevention of
Air Quality Problems
(continued)
Open Burning
Open Burning
(continued)
Wood Burning
Appliances
Wood Burning
Appliances
(continued)
Monitoring & Research
 Funding Request (2009)
Summary

Item Cost
Odour study $ 5,000
2009 Anti-idling program $ 10,000
2009 Vehicle Emissions Clinic $ 5,000
2009 Wood Stove Exchange $ 15,000
2009 Communications $ 5,000

Total $ 40,000
 Mayor’s Task Force
Update

• All Mayor’s Task Force recommendations directed

at PGAIR, except recommendation #27, have been
adopted by PGAIR
• Update from City staff on status of other
recommendations is requested
 Thank You
Daniela Fisher - dfisher@pgairquality.com
Mellissa Winfield-Lesk - Mellissa.WinfieldLesk@gov.bc.ca