First-Year Report Released

A report on the first-year results from the Strathcona Area Air Quality Study has just been released - and some of it is concerning. All nine monitors measuring Nitrogen Dioxide exceeded the annual average Metro Vancouver Ambient Air Quality Objective of 17 ppb. On a few days, the monitor beside the Burrard Inlet Rail Line even exceeded the daily one-hour maximum of 60 ppb. Here's a link to the summary report. Here's a link to the summary report.

On Nov. 28, 2024, the SRA hosted its second Air Quality Forum to discuss the results. The forum featured a panel Q&A with members of thee SAAQS from the Port, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health and UBC. The study wraps up at the end of this year. A final report will be published in 2025, followed by anoter public forum somethime next fall.