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Air Quality Webinars

Protecting Little Lungs: Outdoor Air Quality and Children’s Health – Recommendations for Childcare Facilities

Join Tomorrow Foundation board member Dr. Amina Hussein and her University of Alberta colleague Dr. Anne Hicks for the Capital Airshed Alliance's Clean Air Webinar on “Protecting Little Lungs: Outdoor Air Quality and Children's Health - Recommendations for Childcare Facilities”.
Gain an understanding of the health impacts of ambient air pollution and wildfire smoke on children, and why children are more vulnerable to poor air quality compared to adults. Our expert speakers will discuss why children are at greater risk, highlighting factors such as higher respiratory rates, developing immune systems, and increased time spent outdoors. Beyond discussing the health impacts, this webinar will offer practical recommendations for childcare facilities on what they can do during wildfire smoke events to ensure safe outdoor play. Our speakers will share actionable steps to create safer environments for children.

Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge to safeguard the health of children in your care.

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Community Science Events Webinars

Webinar: Urban Trees: Improving Air Quality in Our Neighbourhoods

Watch the presentation from our July 28 webinar with Dr. Greg King, Professor of Environmental Sciences, UofA Augustana.

View or download Dr. King’s presentation slides below.

Download Urban Trees: Improving Air Quality in Our Neighbourhoods – Dr. Greg King, July 28, 2020

Thank you to our generous webinar sponsor

Canadian Tree Care | Classic Family of Companies

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Community Science Events Webinars

Webinar: Engaging Communities in Air Quality: Trends, Technology and Citizen Science

Watch the presentation from the July 8 webinar, Engaging Communities in Air Quality: Trends, Technology and Citizen Science.

View or download the presentation below.

Download Engaging Communities in Air Quality: Trends, Technology and Citizen Science (PDF, 12 MB)

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Community Science Events

July 11 Walking Tour: Citizen Science: Community, Change and the Environment

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Community Science Events

Queen Alexandra Citizen Science Pilot Project

Poor air quality threatens the health of all living things from humans to plants. There are many types of air pollution, and each have a different effect on human health (source)
Here’s the thing. You can make a difference, and together we can make a difference, transforming Edmonton’s air quality for the better.
Are you interested in how air quality measures stack up against traffic counts within the Edmonton neighbourhood context? If so, you could become a CITIZEN SCIENTIST!
Join us for a meeting about this pilot project within the Queen Alexandra community.
Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 6:30-7:30 PM 
At this meeting, we will discuss:

  • what the air quality/traffic monitoring project in Queen Alexandra is all about
  • how regular citizens can become citizen scientists & carry experiments
  • other roles and volunteer opportunities beyond the “citizen scientist”

Additional questions? Email our Executive Director, Julie Kusiek, at [email protected].


RSVP below by June 10 to receive the meeting link.

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