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The AQHI was created with a different goal - to report on the specific health risks posed by air pollution. As such, the AQHI represents a paradigm shift in communicating air quality information to the public. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a federal program jointly coordinated by Health Canada and Environment Canada. However, the AQHI ...
Bragg Creek is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County [2] in Division No. 6. Bragg Creek is located 30 km (19 mi) west of Calgary (via Highway 8 and Highway 22 ) at the confluence of the Elbow River and Bragg Creek north of the intersection of Highway 66 and Highway 22.
The air monitoring site located in Labrador City is an industrial station for which Environment Canada has added an ozone monitor to predict an air quality health index for the area. Data from the NAPS Program are included in the Canada-wide Air Quality Database and are published in annual air quality data summary reports. [15]
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The air quality in Minneapolis reached 256 at 6:00 pm that day. [202] On June 27, the smoke spread over the Midwest, causing Chicago to suffer from the worst air quality in the world, reaching 228 AQI. [203] Michigan and Pennsylvania were also affected, [204] and sent out air quality alerts to residents.
Bragg Creek Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park in Alberta's Rocky Mountains at the eastern edge of Kananaskis Country. This park is located near the Elbow River and includes facilities for picnicking, hiking, and fishing. CBC's television series North of 60 featured this provincial park as part of its principal filming photography.
[14] [25] [26] The air quality advisories encouraged the elderly, infants, and individuals living with chronic illness to remain indoors; healthy individuals were encouraged to avoid outdoor strenuous activities to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke. [27] Two wildfire suppression related fatalities occurred during the 2015 Canadian wildfires. [19]
The 2012 Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement Progress Report found that "Canada's total emissions of sulfur dioxide have decreased by 57% from 1990 levels while the U.S. has reduced total sulfur dioxide emissions from covered sources by 67% from their 1990 emission levels.