Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Released on June 5, 2013
Saskatchewan has a good reason to celebrate Clean Air Day on June 5. The air that we breathe is clean according to the Ministry of Environment’s recent State of the Environment Report. There is a low level of air pollutants in the province and air quality in urban centres is primarily excellent.
“Maintaining Saskatchewan’s excellent quality of air is a priority for the Government of Saskatchewan”, Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff said. “Clean Air Day is an opportunity for residents to recognize the importance of air quality and the impact it has on our health and the environment, and to take measures to reduce air pollution in our daily lives.”
There are currently six permanent stations in Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, North Battleford, Prince Albert and Buffalo Narrows as well as the mobile Saskatchewan Air Monitoring Laboratory (SAML). The SAML is capable of monitoring air quality anywhere in Saskatchewan that is accessible by road.
The Ministry of Environment, along with the Ministry of Health, the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region and the City of Regina is currently conducting an extensive air quality monitoring study in Regina. Initiated in 2012, it is the first of its kind in the province and is designed to gain a better understanding of the air quality in the city’s residential neighbourhoods. The data will be collected for a full year, providing a baseline from which future monitoring studies can be compared.
“Studies such as this will help us to be proactive in identifying potential air quality concerns before they become a problem in our communities,” Cheveldayoff said. “Partnerships with communities, industry, organizations, other jurisdictions and the public are key to managing and maintaining excellent air quality for all residents while sustaining economic development.”
With two air zones already established in the province, the Southeast Saskatchewan Airshed Association and the Western Yellowhead Air Management Zone, the ministry is working with stakeholders to establish a third. Regina, Moose Jaw and Yorkton will encompass the newest air zone. Additional zones in the boreal, east central and south west regions of the province are proposed for the future.
For more information about air quality monitoring, visit www.environment.gov.sk.ca/air/.
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For more information, contact:
Barb Barootes
Environment
Regina
Phone: 306-787-6595
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