Editor:
The Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society will be having our annual general meeting on Sunday, May 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Port Stalashen Clubhouse, 1585 Field Rd., Wilson Creek. Membership is free and we welcome your involvement, either on the board of directors or as a volunteer, and invite you to bring forward ideas that could lead to solid progress on air quality improvement for the Sunshine Coast and beyond.
We’ve recently received a shipment of “Purple Air” Air Quality Monitors and would love to see them in Egmont, Secret Cove, Tuwanek, Sandy Hook, and Wilson Creek especially. Using WiFi, these laser particle counters update air quality data to a map in real time, as well as temperature and humidity readings. We paid $350 each and are offering them at $150.
Formed in 2002, the Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society has helped push for bylaws on cosmetic pesticide use, open (backyard and land clearing) burning, and smoking in public places. Since 2009 we have locally administered the wood stove exchange program: $400 is available for scrapping your old wood burner and moving away from solid fuel. An additional $250 is available for Sechelt residents switching to a heat pump.
Nara Brenchley, Executive Director, Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society
