The City of Toronto in Ontario, Canada will be holding a public meeting regarding:
Air Quality Study Results
South Riverdale—Leslieville—Beaches ( Ward 30 & Ward 32)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Presentation at 7:00 p.m.
at Fire & EMS Academy (Auditorium)
895 Eastern Avenue (at Knox Ave.)
Speakers:
Christopher Morgan, Toronto Environment Office;
Ron Macfarlane, Toronto Public Health; and
Anthony Ciccone, Golder Associates Limited
“The Toronto Environment Office and Toronto Public Health invite you to learn about the results and conclusion of an air quality study in the South Riverdale-Leslieville-Beaches area.
In July 2005, the Toronto Board of Health requested that the City examine the air quality and associated health impacts in the South Riverdale-Leslieville-Beaches area of Toronto (i.e. Ward 30 and Ward 32).
The study was developed in cooperation with staff of Toronto Public Health and with the input of local residents on the study’s special Liaison Committee.
Key findings include:
- Concentrations of 26 of the 30 substances in the study meet provincial air quality standards.
- Concentrations of four substances exceed the provincial air quality standards in some locations, some of the time: nitrogen oxides, benzene, benxo (a) pyrene, and fine particulate matter.
- Emissions from the transportation sector and some industrial sites contribute to air quality issues in the area.
Join us at the meeting to learn more about the findings and next steps.
Please click here for a summary of the findings and the complete report of the Air Quality Study in the South Riverdale-Leslieville-Beaches area of Toronto (i.e. Ward 30 and Ward 32).
Materials presented at the meeting will be available online on October 19, 2011.”
For more information:
- Email: teo@toronto.ca
- Phone within Toronto city limits: 311
- Phone outside city limits: 416-392-CITY (2489)
(can be used within Toronto if you can’t reach 311)
- TTY: 416-338-0889