CRAZ’s mission is: to monitor, analyze and provide information on air quality in the Calgary Region Airshed Zone.

As a multi-stakeholder advisory group, CRAZ’s objectives are to:

• develop and operate a comprehensive, reliable and trustworthy air quality monitoring program within the Airshed zone
• analyze and manage air quality data and ensure the data is easily accessible,
• identify and prioritize air quality issues in the Airshed zone
• develop strategies and action to achieve protection and continuous improvement of air quality in the Airshed zone

Website:  www.craz.ca   email: information@craz.ca  

Executive Director: Jill Bloor

There are 9 Airshed zones in the province, with the largest Airshed being the Calgary zone. Air quality monitoring information is provided to Alberta Environment and in some cases is provided by industry to CASA data warehouse. All data at the CASA data warehouse is available to the public www.casahome.org There is work in progress to make all this data in useable format and available from one source (CASA).

CRAZ has taken over the 3 monitoring stations in the City of Calgary and will move toward establishing a fourth station in Calgary.  

Alberta Government provided the funding for CRAZ to contract out and have the first 30 passive monitors installed in the CRAZ region. Other monitors and possibly some mobile monitors will eventually be included in the Airshed network, which will provide overall and complete monitoring of the Airshed zone.   

In the near future, CRAZ will increase membership and require membership fees from all members (including NGOs) with the ultimate goal of being supported by membership fees.  In order to accomplish this, they have begun the process to establish a fair and equitable funding formula in order to sustain itself in its future planning and implementation of a regional air monitoring system.

Currently Alberta Environment and the City of Calgary financially support CRAZ.   Bow Valley Clean Air Society is a member of CRAZ and have a representative on the CRAZ Executive Board. 

 On September 2nd, BVCAS Members, Nick Mushey and Bruce Anderson helped CRAZ with CRAZ’S GAUGE AND SAVE CAMPAIGN at the Husky Gas Station at Dead Man’s Flats.  BVCAS & CRAZ thank Nick and Bruce for volunteering and helping CRAZ with their campaign.

• Alberta Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) - The Air Quality Health Index has arrived! This user-friendly resource allows you to see how the air quality is in your city and how it might affect your health. Check it out now!

Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA)

The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA), a non-profit partnership of government, industry and NGOs, is developing a new Clean Air Strategy for Alberta. Since this is the air we all breathe, your thoughts on air quality in Alberta are an essential part of the dialogue.

For more information on Air Quality Monitoring Zones in Alberta, visit the Clean Air Strategic Alliance website or Alberta Environment www.environment.alberta.ca.

Contact CASA

Clean Air Strategic Alliance
10th Floor, 10035 - 108 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E1 Canada

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Phone: (780) 427-9793
Fax: (780) 422-3127