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  A Health Canada study found a strong association between premature mortality due to respiratory disease and airborne particulates.  


 

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Clean Air Day Visual

Communication Materials
We developed products to help you promote your activities on Clean Air Day. You have access to the visual and can order brochures and posters for free! Please look in the Links section, in the Publications tab.

 

Go for Green
Organize a Commuter Challenge in your community
www.commuterchallenge.ca

The Commuter Challenge web site enables communities, workplaces and schools to promote sustainable and active modes of transportation. The main Commuter Challenge event takes place during Environment Week when thousands of individuals across the country walk, bike, in-line skate, take transit, carpool or telework.

The Commuter Challenge web site compiles data such as participation rates and the levels of greenhouse gas emissions that were prevented. The web site can also be used to track participation in sustainable transportation events at other times of the year. For help in setting up an event at another time of the year, please contact Go for Green at at@goforgreen.ca or call 613-748-1800/ toll free at 1-888-822-2848.


There is strong evidence that air pollution will have an increasingly negative impact on the health of Canadians. These resource materials are intended to raise public awareness about the health effects of air pollution and possible actions that may be taken to reduce and prevent those effects. The materials are intended for use throughout the year, although they also highlight Clean Air Day - an annual event celebrating people and communities creating cleaner, safer environments.


visit www.cpha.ca/clean airfor more information.
 

At onelesstonne.ca you can combat climate change by choosing among 20 actions, committing to change the way you use energy at home and on the road. With every action chosen, you get a tally of the emission reductions you’ll achieve, as well as the money you’ll save through reduced electricity or fuel costs.

Here are some resources to help you deliver your Clean Air Day and Commuter Challenge events; included are things like posters and stickers, ready-to-print brochures and tips sheets on relevant environmental topics. Try to order only what you need. And where possible, consider sending information by e-mail or have an on-site computer display in a public place.

Clean Air and Climate Change

Energy Efficiency – www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca Learn how to reduce your energy consumption, cut greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, and save money at home, at work and on the road. Order tip sheets and brochures through their Publications section.

Transportation

Personal Vehicle Program – http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/vehicles Find tips on how to buy, drive and maintain an energy efficient car. Save money, energy and help the environment too.

Commuter Challenge – www.commuterchallenge.ca On the official web site for the Commuter Challenge learn about sustainable modes of transportation; how to participate in the Commuter Challenge, and about events happening in your community.

Commuter Options: The Complete Guide for Canadian Employers - www.tc.gc.ca/Programs/Environment/Commuter Discover invaluable guidance for planning and implementing a commuter-options program in your workplace. Learn practical, proven approaches to increasing employee use of active transportation, public transit, ridesharing, teleworking and other alternatives to single-occupant vehicles. This guide can be downloaded, or you can order a hardcopy.

 Health

Canadian Public Health Association – www.cpha.ca/cleanair These resource materials discuss the adverse health effects of air pollution and offer possible actions that can be taken to reduce and prevent those effects. The materials (brochures, FAQ and poster) target four different audiences: general adult population, parents of children with asthma, seniors and health professionals.

Health Canada – http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/index_e.html Learn all about air quality and about what is being done to protect the health of Canadians. Topics include: air pollutants, lung diseases, research, risk assessment and regulation development. In the Publications section you can print copies of their brochures, tool kits and fact sheets.

Nature

Canadian Wildlife Service – www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca Find information on species at risk, bio diversity, birds and mammals, and international issues. Their Publications section has many titles you may find useful and interesting. And the Species at Risk section has posters and fact sheets that you can order too.

What you can do – www.ec.gc.ca/eco This site encourages environmental action in your personal daily life. Find tips for particular places (your home, your school and more) and by specific topics (climate change, water, air etc).

The Green Lane – The Green Lane is Environment Canada's web site. For your Clean Air Day and Commuter Challenge activities, try visiting these sections:

  • Selected Publications – www.ec.gc.ca/publications Find publications developed by Environment Canada, many of which are available free of charge. Others may be ordered for a nominal charge that offsets the cost of production, shipping and handling .
  • Topics page – www.ec.gc.ca/environment_e.html Environment Canada has grouped its information into categories (air, climate change, water, health, nature and other) to help you find what you need.