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Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable

About the Roundtable

The Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable (the Roundtable) is a multi-party collaborative initiative formed in June 2015. The purpose of the Roundtable is to enable inclusive, multi-party communication, information-sharing, feedback and wider implementation of existing tools, products and initiatives related to air quality that are science-based and that recognize environmental, social, health and economic perspectives.

Objectives

Educate and raise awareness of air quality issues amongst the public and various audiences
Support implementation of the City of Kamloops Airshed Management Plan and, upon request, review, advise and provide feedback on the plan
Identify and address air quality monitoring gaps, support new post-secondary research and continue existing monitoring partnerships
Implement and measure impacts of initiatives to improve air quality including, but not limited to, industry initiatives, anti-idling, woodstoves and open burning bylaws.

Members of the Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable

Representatives from the following organizations (in alphabetical order) serve on the Roundtable:

City of Kamloops
Kruger
First Nations Health Authority
Interior Health Authority
School District 73
Kamloops Moms for Clean Air
KGHM Ajax
Lafarge
BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
New Gold
Thompson Rivers University – Science & Education Faculties
Tolko Industries
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TtS).

Work of the Roundtable

Read summaries and presentation slides from meetings of the Air Quality Roundtable: see Air Quality Resources.

Acknowledgements

City of Kamloops, Domtar, New Gold, Lafarge, Thompson Rivers University and KGHM Ajax Mine are acknowledged for their financial contributions to the Roundtable.

All members listed above are acknowledged for their in-kind donation of time and resources to participate in meetings to date. Thompson Rivers University and the City of Kamloops are also acknowledged for providing meeting space.

Contact Us

The Fraser Basin Council serves as secretariat for the Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable. You can reach the Roundtable at:

Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable
c/o Alex de Chantal
Fraser Basin Council

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2022 State of the Air

The 2022 BC State of the Air Report is available from the BC Lung Association.

Read it today!

What’s the Air Quality today?

For a helpful overview on the state of air quality in Kamloops, see Air Quality.

For up-to-date details, check out these resources:

BC Air Quality: The provincial government website offers an interactive air quality map. Just zoom into Kamloops, and select one of the local monitoring stations. For example, select “Kamloops Federal Building” for a table of the latest air quality readings in that location. Click on a specific air contaminant (such as PM 2.5) for a detailed graph.
Air Quality Health Index: This public information tool, available through Environment Canada, measures air quality in relation to health risk, on a scale of 1 to 10. The higher the number, the greater the health risk associated with air quality. The tool is a way for Canadians, particularly at-risk populations, to protect their health by planning the extent of their exposure to the outdoors

KAQR Meetings

Check our Resources page for KAQR meeting summaries, documents and presentation slide decks.

What can you do?

Yes, there are steps you can take in your daily life to reduce pollutants and improve air quality where you live, work and play. Take a look!

Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable

About the Roundtable