The Village of Cumberland sent out an open call for volunteer citizen scientists to “adopt” an air quality monitor, as part of a valley-wide project to reduce the impacts of wood smoke.
Collaborating across communities, the CVRD received $5,000 from the BC Lung Foundation to monitor air quality in the Comox Valley.
Courtney Simpson, the Director of Development and Bylaw at the Village of Cumberland, said the volunteer response was “quick and significant.”
Dr. Charmaine Enns, Medical Health Officer for the North Island, told CHLY and CVOX about the health risks posed by PM 2.5, the main pollutant caused by wood smoke which the PurpleAir monitors will track.
Residents who are interested in learning more about air quality in the Comox Valley can find more information on the CVRD website, or view the live data for themselves at PurpleAir.com
