The WBEA monitors your air quality 24/7

The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association has been sharing timely, accurate air quality data with community stakeholders and rightsholders for over twenty-five years.

Now, we’re thrilled to invite you to a series of special air quality open house events!

We'll be opening our community air monitoring stations to anyone interested in learning more about how the WBEA monitors and reports local and regional air quality data.

Free refreshments will be provided, and all who attend can enter to WIN a Cabela’s gift card worth $500.00!

Follow this link for access to the WBEA 2024-2025 Q1 (July to September) Progress Report.

A Report is submitted quarterly by the WBEA on behalf of its members to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.

The digital version of the WBEA’s annual report allows increased accessibility of information, and a more interactive user experience. Follow links throughout the report to access more information about particular data, parameters, and more. Hover over graphs to see specific data results or refine what you see by clicking on the categories accompanying each graph.

The WBEA is now reporting Alberta Ambient Air Quality Guideline and Objective exceedances of PM2.5 (AAAQG&O) in accordance with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas’ (EPA) Temporary Alberta Airshed Wildfire Bulk Reporting Protocol, which is in effect from April 1 to October 31. More information on the Temporary Bulk Reporting Protocol is available for your information via the link below.

The Community Odour Monitoring Program (COMP) allows anyone in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to submit information about odours they experience. Check out the information submitted using the app in 2023, and the analysis the WBEA did with it.

Our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan serves to outline the current operational vision of the WBEA, along with initiatives and milestones to support future growth.

The WBEA developed a special microsite to visually present data trends over time and compare data annually. Continuous and time-integrated data provides information for specific air quality parameters, ground-level concentration exceedances, and analyzer average operational time.