Your Air Quality Reference Guide - Our Air, Our Health, Your Choice

• If you choose to burn, choose to minimize neighborhood pollution by becoming a skilled and efficient burner
• Only burn clean, dry wood with a moisture content of 20% or less
• NEVER BURN wood with glue, painted or treated wood, plastics or any garbage or recyclable items
• For more information on efficient wood stove operation see the Resources and Videos listed below

• Upgrade your old wood stove or wood insert for a low emission certified CSA-/EPA wood heating appliance

Resources:

• Q & A - Replacing or Buying a Wood Stove or Wood Insert
• Guide to Residential Wood Heating
• Wood Burning Handbook
• Wood Stove Troubleshooting
• Chimney Facts
• Woodshed Plans (Courtesy of USA EPA)
• Wood Heat and Health
• Enjoy the Fire Not the Smoke Brochure
• About Fireplaces
• Best Practices for Fireplace Installation
• About Firewood
• Don't Burn Household Garbage

Web Links:

• BC Lung Association:
• http://bclung.ca/woodsmoke
• Wood Heating and all about Chimneys:  http://www.woodheat.org/bis.html
• Health Canada Information on Wood Smoke:
• http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/in/poll/combustion/wood-bois-eng.php
• BC Air Quality:  http://www.bcairquality.ca/