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  1. Stop all types of smoke and chemical scented products in residential areas they are health hazards

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    14 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Improve air quality  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    City of Vancouver is considering the possibility of a ban for all new residential construction. This idea is considered in the draft Greenest City Action Plan. Chemical products of concern to possibly be addressed through a VoC strategy under consideration.

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    John McCrossan commented  · 

    There are two kinds of residents in urban areas, those who have asthma/sensitivities and those who have still to get it. This has nothing to do with allergies and everything to do with the amount of air borne poisons that each of us can handle. Right now (see vanc sun sep 23) 10% of adults in Canada have asthma, that is a staggering 350,000 people. Not only do we need to stop adding more pollutants, we need to roll back what we have.
    Mayors & Councillors, you have By-Law powers to eliminate wood-burning and other air-borne poisons, use them please. Merritt and GF have taken this step and so can you.
    If you are waiting for WorksafeBC or Metro-Vancouver or Superman to do this for you, you too will have asthma by the time that day comes. Regards John

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  2. Ban all wood burning appliances in the City of Vancouver. Wood smoke is a severe health hazard

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    52 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Improve air quality  ·  Admin →
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    John McCrossan commented  · 

    Add up all the chimneys & woodstoves burning over winter in Metro-Vancouver (one residence in twenty). Its the equivalent of a 250 acre forest buring continuously October thru March. Yes, a forest fire 250 acres big burning for six months within MV boundaries.
    The reason our Air Quality went from 2 to 5 over Xmas is the number went from "1-in-20" to "1-in-10". Waken up folks, we are poisoning ourselves, no-one else to blame. Superman is busy right now bureaucrats at Metro-Vancouver so YOU will need to fix this. Almost forgot, pellets and Incinerators will just make the forest fire bigger. Thx John McCrossan

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