P.G. AIR Looks for More Green to Fund Projects
By 250 News
Monday, November 16, 2009 08:16 PM
Prince George, B.C. –The PG AIR Roundtable has provided an update on phase two of the air quality improvement management plan, and while there is progress being made, there is a request for further funding. The plan had 42 recommendations, most of which are either complete or in the works.
Melissa Winfield -Lesk says there will be a major report coming to Council within the next 6 weeks which identifies the sources of most of the Prince George pollution issues and results of air sampling
· 2010 Idle-Reduction/Eco-Driving Program $15,000
· 2010 Wood Stove Exchange Program $ 20,250. Last year 57 wood stoves were exchanged for either natural gas, or pellet stoves, this year, 37 stoves have been exchanged so far and the program will wrap up at the end of this month. Winfield -Lesk says the exchanges mean a reduction of 5800 kgs of fine particulate matter in the Prince George airshed.
· 2010 Communications $ 12,500
· 2010 External Funding Support $ 2,250
· 2009-10 AQ Management Co-ordinator $30,000 (prior request)
· Total $ 90,000
The City already provides $70 thousand per year for the roundtable’s work.
But even though there are efforts to reduce the pollution in the region, Winfield-Lesk says there will always be air quality advisories “It’s because of the topography and the weather, but we can help reduce the length of those advisories.”
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Posted by: camoose on November 16 2009 8:52 PM