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Air Quality

The Ministry of the Environment's Report on Air Quality for 2006 found Thunder Bay's Air Quality Monitoring Station to have the best results of all 38 stations across the province. Check Ontario's Air Quality Index online for daily updates on local air quality.

Good air quality is an asset for our personal health, as well as that of the environment. It is also benefits us economically by attracting people to our community. Poor air quality can also affect us in our homes or places of work. Some things you can do to protect yourself and the air at home and outside are:

Indoor:

  • Avoid the use of chemical cleaning products, air fresheners, bug sprays, or other volatile chemicals.
  • Use low/no-VOC paints and avoid the use of vinyl in building materials such as flooring.
  • Dust with a damp cloth.

Outdoor:

  • Never burn garbage, plastics, paper with coloured inks, or treated or painted wood.
  • Turn your car off if it will be parked and idling longer than 10 seconds (unless you are in traffic). Read the Natural Resources Canada Facts or Fiction sheet.
  • Use active transportation, public transit, or carpool whenever possible.