STRATHCONA INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION

SIA is committed to creating long-term value. Be it manufacturing useful products, discovering innovative environmental solutions, building lasting partnerships, or enhancing local communities, our 13 individual member companies are contributing to success in east , and beyond.

1 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 2 While 2014 was a productive year for the Strathcona Industrial Association (SIA), it also marked a significant milestone for our MESSAGE not-for-profit cooperative. It’s hard to believe but, forty years 2014 SIA Boardof Directors have passed since SIA was initially formed to coordinate air quality monitoring and work with other stakeholders on land FROM THE use planning. AIR PRODUCTS Yves Rochon STRATHCONA Our members are industry leaders who share a vision of environmental responsibility and stewardship and a drive for results. In addition to contributing knowledge and expertise on ALTASTEEL David Knights INDUSTRIAL multiple steering committees, every year SIA members make a difference by giving generously to community organizations. CAPITAL POWER CORP Michael Taylor ASSOCIATION SIA’s collaborative work to date is having a positive impact. Together, we are improving environmental performance, safety BOARD and community wellbeing while creating a proud legacy. CELANESE EVA PERFORMANCE POLYMERS David Gets SIA members are finding creative ways to enhance individual PRESIDENT processes and policies while simultaneously supporting robust EDMONTON WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE Grace Licardo environmental management systems, cultivating beneficial partnerships and contributing to numerous strategic planning and community engagement efforts. ENBRIDGE David Verveda

In the last four decades, we have made remarkable progress EPCOR GOLD BAR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Simon Thomas advocating for prudent land use planning strategies and establishing one of ’s longest standing air quality monitoring networks. IMPERIAL OIL Fabio Garagiola This report summarizes our 2014 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Report and highlights some of the innovative work KEYERA ALBERTA ENVIROFUELS John Hunszinger done by a handful of our members.

As President, I am extremely impressed by SIA’s collective KINDER MORGAN Dan Carter successes this past year as well as the individual advances made by our members. I know that 2015 will also be a year of great progress and I look forward to working with our partners, OWENS CORNING Micki Vanderpool regional organizations and neighbours to meet and exceed expectations. RIO TINTO ALCAN Frederic Picard

John Prusakowski, SUNCOR ENERGY EDMONTON REFINERY John Prusakowski SIA Board President

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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES to communities. treatment services and wastewater power generation provide essential recycled steel and gasoline additives, insulation, engine oil, bags, home like plastic grocery every day products leaders manufacture These industry people in the region. more than 2,500 members employ Collectively, SIA industry. common voice for proud to provide a operations and are responsible and environmentally commitment to safe Our members share a Strathcona County. in east Edmonton and industrial operators representing heavy SIA is anorganization

epcor.com treatment operations in North America. is considered one of the most innovative wastewater the forefront of wastewater treatment technology, and in 1956,and through continual upgrades, it remains at Epcor’s enbridge.com and one of Canada’s Top 100Employers for 2013. the U.S., and is ranked one of Canada’s Greenest Employers Enbridge employs more than 10,000people in Canada and Global 100Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. system and are proud to berecognized as one of the the world’s longest crude oil and liquids transportation Enbridge edmonton.ca/ewmc sustainable waste processing and research facilities. is North America’s largest collection of modern, Edmonton Waste Management Centre celanese.com of afullrange of EVA copolymers. Celanese capitalpower.com across North America. megawatts of power generation capacity at 15facilities biomass. Capital Power owns more than 3,600 sources, such as natural gas, wind, solar, coal and optimizes power generation from avariety of energy Power Capital altasteel.com over 350,000tonnes of steel billets annually. mini-mill operation and has aproduction capability of AltaSteel airproducts.ca care to energy, transportation and semiconductors. industries from food and beverage, health and personal 40 countries, the company is integral to awide range of over 18,000employees and operations in more than performance materials, equipment and services. With atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, Air Products Gold BarWastewater Treatment Plant opened is a transporter of energy, they operates is aleading North American manufacturer

is ascrap-based melting and casting

supplies aunique portfolio of develops, acquires, operates and

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suncor.com and produces ahigh yield of light oils. runs entirely on oil sands-based feedstocks Edmonton’s 140,000-barrel-per-day refinery North American energy market. Suncor large Canadian resource base and the growing operations provide avital link between our Suncor Energy’s riotintoalcan.com quality bauxite, alumina and aluminum. Rio Tinto Alcan owenscorning.ca PINK™ insulation products. over 70years ago, and is best known for its It invented fiberglass and fiberglass insulation materials ranging from insulation to roofing. residential, commercial and industrial building Owens Corning kindermorgan.com (CO petroleum products, crude oil, carbon dioxide of materials including natural gas, refined and 180terminals transporting anarray approximately 73,000miles of pipelines America. It owns aninterest in or operates the third largest energy company in North Kinder Morgan keyera.com per day. product to fuel approximately 45,000vehicles in the world. The facility produces enough largest iso-octane manufacturing facility Keyera Alberta Envirofuels imperialoil.ca and waxes in . and is the only producer of lubricating base oil petroleum waxes, heavy fuel oil and asphalts gasoline, aviation fuel, diesel, lubricating oils, a wide range of petroleum products, including Imperial Oil’s 2 ) and more.

Strathcona refinery produces is the largest midstream and

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6 The switch to the superior insulation line has had Owens Corning an impact on the company’s toxic air emissions intensity, decreasing 44 per cent since 2010. Cuts Emissions with Operations related greenhouse gas intensity has CREATING also dropped by 12 per cent.

Recycled Glass Owens Corning is delivering on its pledge to At Owens Corning, pink really is green. The continually reduce environmental emissions and to A BRIGHTER company, who transformed residential and ensure responsible resource use. “At our Edmonton commercial building markets 75 years ago with plant, we reuse all our waste water,” says Sharpe. fiberglass and fiberglass insulation, is now focused “The only thing that leaves this site is sewer from on ways to improve products and processes while the toilets and showers.” shrinking their environmental footprint. FUTURE The company also collects rainwater from a portion “In 2010, we altered our production, switching from of its roof for use in the manufacturing process. And formaldehyde and ammonia based binders to more inside the facility, timers have been installed and organic materials,” says Environmental Health and all the lighting has been replaced with low-energy Safety Leader, Robert Sharpe. “Our EcoTouch line bulbs. “We are one of the leanest running Owens SIA is committed to environmental offers superior insulating properties and is better for Corning plants in the world,” says Sharpe. the environment.” performance, safety and As the company honors its commitment to community wellbeing. Together, The innovative pink product is made with 99 percent incorporate sustainability into everything it does, it continues to find time to give back to local our members are ensuring ALTERNATIVES natural materials and includes local recycled bottles and jars from the Edmonton Waste Management communities. “We are huge supporters of the they lead with responsible and Centre. “Recycled glass makes up 85 percent Habitat for Humanity program and other initiatives sustainable policies and practices of our insulation,” says Sharpe. “Last year we for those in need,” says Sharpe. “Charitable contributions, donation of building materials and and act as environmental stewards purchased nearly 29,000 tonnes of crushed glass for our operations.” volunteering our time, we are happy to help.” at every step. Here are a few ways some of our members are making The crushed glass is melted and spun into fiberglass before an organic binder is added. a difference. After some time baking in a large oven, the

CREATING GREENER CREATING distinctly coloured product is ready to be cut to size.

The decision to make use of local recycled materials is good for the environment and for business. “EcoTouch is a more environmentally sustainable product,” explains Sharpe. “And since recycled glass requires less energy to melt, our production efficiency has improved significantly.”

7 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 8 CREATING CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS PRODUCTS Suncor Taps Into Waste Water Celanese’s Tiny Beads Have a Big Impact

Suncor has a long history of innovation. County refinery collaborated with “As we contemplated the refinery’s The company first gained attention in EPCOR on an innovative water- expanded operations, we quickly 1967, after it pioneered commercial recycling project aimed at reducing realized our water use would need development of one of the largest fresh water consumption. to increase to meet the facility’s new petroleum resource basins in the world. steam and hydrogen requirements,” “We designed and built a 5.5 says Prusakowski. “Our existing Almost twenty years later, Suncor’s kilometre water pipeline that links Celanese EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) that is shaped into tiny translucent From medical necessities to everyday pumping station on the North Edmonton facility marked another us directly to EPCOR’s Gold Bar Performance Polymers is making a plastic beads, each one measuring items like running shoes, life jackets Saskatchewan River would have had significant milestone when it became Wastewater Treatment Plant,” explains difference, one bead at a time. less than 5mm in diameter. and stroller wheels, Celanese’s specialty the first in Canada to refine upgraded Prusakowski. “In doing so, we’ve set to undergo significant upgrades to polymers are now prominent in many synthetic crude from Alberta’s a precedent for our facilities and the satisfy this increased demand.” The Edmonton based polymers The company’s versatile products are Asian, European, South and North signature oil sands. industry at large.” manufacturing plant is an integral robust yet extremely elastic and widely American markets. Suncor recognized that a partnership component of Celanese, a global used in adhesive, foam, automotive, “Our refinery operations have The underground pipeline, that with EPCOR would ensure more technology and specialty materials packaging, and healthcare industries The company is an industry leader continued to evolve over time,” says measures 18 inches across, represents consistent, high quality water for company that engineers and around the globe. and proud to be a provider of products John Prusakowksi, Vice President of the first large scale industrial water the facility. It was a sound long-term manufactures a wide variety of that influence consumer wellbeing the Edmonton Refinery. “This forward reuse project in Canada and is of just investment. The direct connection to materials found in everyday products. “Many of the flexible plastics and contribute to environmental thinking helps us to identify growing a handful in North America. the city’s wastewater treatment plant people come into contact with at the sustainability. North American energy market needs “We are the only company in Canada means that the refinery now has access hospital have originated at our site,” and to respond in a way that delivers The project evolved years ago during who manufacture and support a full to 15 million litres of water each day. explains Gets. “Our EVA film is used by a number a healthy environment for today the planning stages of Suncor’s $2B range of specialty ethylene vinyl of solar panel manufacturers as an and tomorrow.” Refinery Conversion Project which acetate copolymers,” says David Gets, “For us it’s been a great solution,” “IV bags and tubing as well as other sought to up the capacity of the Director of Business Analysis. encapsulate for photovoltaic cells,” Suncor has demonstrated this refinery’s coker, expand hydrogen says Prusakowski. “We’ve been able to highly specialized and sophisticated says Gets. “We are actively involved commitment through its significant production, increase sulphur handling balance our operational needs with a Using state of the art technology, pharmaceutical devices like in initiatives that support renewable infrastructure investments in the capability and enable oil sands more environmentally friendly strategy. Celanese combines ethylene and vinyl transdermal patches and implants are energy and continue to look for ways capital region. In 2005, the Strathcona feedstock processing. It’s good news for everyone.” acetate to form a unique copolymer developed using our EVA copolymers.” to increase our own efficiency.”

9 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 10 Alberta Capital Alberta Our Region Our Strathcona District Water Management Airshed (ACA) Environment Future (OROF) Mutual Assistance Framework for ACA is a not-for-profit, and Sustainable SIA is a partner of Program (SDMAP) the Industrial multi-stakeholder Resource OROF, an initiative SDMAP is a Heartland and CREATING organization that Development’s that brings partnership of more Capital Region monitors air quality, Capital Region together industry, than 30 industrial SIA is an active facilitates collaborative Air Quality municipalities, companies – several member of the multi- approaches to Management environmental of which are SIA stakeholder Water MEANINGFUL addressing issues and Framework non-government members – and Steering Committee supports air quality Implementation organizations and community agencies established to education within the Oversight Advisory government to dedicated to guide framework greater Edmonton Committee collaborate on capital emergency response implementation. This PARTNERSHIPS area including SIA’s As a committee regional solutions for planning in east framework presents SIA participates in a number of important regional and provincial initiatives to ensure air quality monitoring member, SIA provides the environmental Edmonton and a collaborative, effective two-way engagement between industry and our stakeholders. network. input and feedback management of air, Strathcona County. In cumulative effects to this important water and land. 2015, SDMAP will be a management framework. program within SIA. approach to protect the reach of the North Saskatchewan River, from Devon to Pakan, which is directly impacted by municipal and industrial effluent discharge.

11 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 12 We are committed to making positive contributions United Way RiverWatch Strathcona Food Bank to the communities where we live and work. Association Habitat for Humanity CREATING SIA recognizes the value of engagement and University of Alberta is making a difference by promoting dialogue Ashopro Alberta Cancer Foundation Skill Canada Alberta between industry, stakeholders and residents. Friendship Society OPPORTUNITIES IN Robin Hood Association Whether it is a charitable donation, a gift of time STARS PetroChallenge or a new awareness of our actions, we all have Strathcona Youth J THE COMMUNITY the ability to make a profound impact. New Year’s Eve Event Greater Community ustice Society Family Day Celebrations Arbor Day Sherwood Park Curling Club RCMP Bike Rodeo BBQ Greater Hardisty Community Fun Day Holyrood Community League Here are a few ways SIA and some of our members Canada Day Celebration gave back in 2014: Ice On Whyte Festival Fort Edmonton Foundation Sherwood Park Get Prepared, Strathcona! Leadership Series Capital City Clean Up Crestwood Curling Club SIA participates in Strathcona County’s annual Library Grade 1 kits Get Prepared, Strathcona! community event in April Linking Generations Good Samaritan Society where it aims to educate residents on how to handle Society Strathcona County Strathcona EMS Department Scouts Canada a disaster and how to be prepared for an emergency. Sherwood Park Wildlife Rehabilitation Girl Guides of Canada City of Edmonton’s River Day Business Awards Society of Edmonton SIA hosted the pancake breakfast at the City of Boys and Girls Club, RCMP Memorial Golf Tourn. Beverly Centennial Celebrations Edmonton’s annual River Day event in June at the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Rundle Park Family Centre. The event brought Firefighters Burn Treatment Belcourt Brosseau the community together and helped educate Golf Tourn. Whitemud Minor Hockey Metis Awards residents about North Saskatchewan River A Safe Place Donation SWAT Hockey recreational water safety. Strathcona County Strathcona County Food Bank Heritage Museum Greater Hardisty Community Day Robin Hood Association – Hope Mission’s Tegler / In September, SIA sponsored the pancake Strathcona County Youth Centre on 118 Street Sherwood Park – breakfast for this neighbourhood celebration, Community Volunteer Fair which took place at the newly built Gold Bar in Beverly United Way 14 passenger para-transit van Community League. Several SIA members were Edmonton Symphony Edmonton Nature Everybody Gets to Play – also actively involved, sponsoring aspects of Club Snow Goose Chase Sherwood Park the days and sharing information and resources Edmonton Opera Festival Place with local residents. Strathcona County Library 55+ Games – Strathcona County Community Investment Gold Bar Community League Art Gallery of Alberta NAIT – Power Engineering In 2014, our members gave generously to a myriad Program: Four $4000 Strathcona County Communities in Bloom of causes in Edmonton and Strathcona County. scholarships awarded Recreation Parks and Culture SIA is proud to support these invaluable Sherwood Park Minor Hockey to students and Summer organizations and to contribute to the continued Strathcona County practicum offered to success of our community. Canada Day Celebrations Sherwood Park Rams Football 4 first year students.

13 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 14 2014 HIGHLIGHTS CREATING BENCHMARKS PROVINCIAL COMPARISONS AND TRACKING OUR PROGRESS

NUMBER OF Air Quality Monitoring Network PARAMETER NUMBER OF STATIONS TYPE AAAQO EXCEEDANCES SIA leads the way with one of the 1-hour 172 ppb 0 first ambient air quality monitoring SO 7 24-hour 48 ppb 0 networks in Alberta. By consistently 2 monitoring and measuring our Annual 8 ppb 0 performance, we are better able to 1-hour 10 ppb 5 understand the effects of industry H2S 5 and gather scientifically valid data 24-hour 3 ppb 0 about current local air quality 1-hour 159 ppb 0 and long-term trends. We share NO2 6 this information via our on-going Annual 24 ppb 0 reporting to Alberta Environment and O 4 1-hour 82 ppb 0 Sustainable Resource Development 3 and our annual Ambient Air 1-hour 13 ppm 0 CO 3 Monitoring Report. 8-hour 5 ppm 0

3 Continuous PM2.5 4 24-hour 30 µg/m 25

3 Intermittent PM2.5 4 24-hour 30 µg/m 3 Intermittent TSP 1 24-hour 100 µg/m3 4

Passive SO2 6 30-day 11 ppb 0

15 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 16 Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Sulphur Dioxide is a colourless, Nitrogen Dioxide is a reddish non-flammable gas with a pungent orange-brown gas with a strong, odour. Industrial sources include irritating odour. It is corrosive, sulphur extraction plants, natural highly oxidizing and non- gas processing plants, oil sands combustible. Man-made sources operations, power plants, oil include motor vehicles, oil and gas refineries, pulp and paper mills and industries and power generation 2014 Annual Averages (SO2) 2014 Annual Averages (NO2) fertilizer plants. SO2 is measured at plants as well as combustion from 2 the Sherwood Park, Elmjay, Beverly 11.2 Sherwood Park forest fires and home heating. NO2 Sherwood Park and Gold Bar stations. Gold Bar 1 is measured at the The Sherwood Gold Bar 12.7 Park and Gold Bar stations. Beverly 1 0.0 8.0 16.0 24.0 32.0 40.0 Hydrogen Sulphide (H S) Elmjay 1 2 parts per billion (ppb) Hydrogen Sulphide is a colourless, Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective: 24 flammable gas that is extremely Also known as Nitric Oxide, NO is a parts per billion (ppb) hazardous and toxic. It has a common pollutant. It results from Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective: 8 distinct rotten egg odour, and the combustion of substances in can be identified at relatively low the air that are present due to fuel concentrations by people. The gas burning activities such as driving 2014 Annual Averages (H S) 2 commonly exists in places such as and power production. While 2014 Annual Averages (NO) Sherwood Park <1.0 sewers, sewage treatment plants this colorless, toxic gas, plays an Sherwood Park 3.8 Gold Bar <1.0 and manure stockpiles. Industrial important role in our bodies, it is of sources include petroleum and Gold Bar 5.8 Beverly <1.0 concern because it can react to form natural gas extraction and refining, Elmjay <1.0 NO , which is a component of smog 0.0 8.0 16.0 24.0 32.0 40.0 pulp and paper manufacturing, 2 and may cause acid rain. parts per billion (ppb) 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 chemical manufacturing and waste parts per billion (ppb) disposal. H S is measured at the 2 Ozone (O ) There is no annual objective for Hydrogen Sulphide Sherwood Park, Elmjay, Beverly 3 Ozone occurs naturally in the and Gold Bar stations. upper atmosphere (stratosphere) and protects us from harmful 2014 Annual Averages (THC) 2014 Annual Averages (NOx) Total Hydrocarbons (THC) ultraviolet radiation. Sherwood Park 2.1 Total Hydrocarbons refer to a broad Sherwood Park 15.0 Beverly 2.3 range of chemicals containing carbon However, ozone in the lower Gold Bar 18.4 and hydrogen atoms, including 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 atmosphere (troposphere) acts 0.0 8.0 16.0 24.0 32.0 40.0 methane, propane, benzenes and as a strong oxidant, and is a key parts per million (ppm) parts per billion (ppb) many other compounds. Sources component of smog. include motor vehicles, petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, Results from 30-day passive combustion as well as smaller ozone monitoring showed sources like dry cleaning facilities, measurements ranging between solvent handling and gas tanks. 13 and 39 ppb, with ozone THC is measured at the Sherwood concentration tending to be Park and Beverly stations. higher during the spring months.

17 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 18 Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual Average concentrations for H2S for the of Alberta

PM2.5 includes particles with diameters less than or equal to 2.5 microns, which at this size can penetrate into lungs and are referred to as respirable. Sources include soil, road and agricultural dust, smoke, forest fires, Wapasu (WBEA) traffic emissions and industrial activity. The Sherwood Park, Gold Bar and Beverly stations measure 2.5PM . Valleyview (PAZA) 24hr. Particulate Matter Sampling Results (Conc. unit µg/m3) (FAP)

Sherwood Park 35 Elk Point Airport (LICA)

28 Gold Bar Red Deer (Riverside (PAZ)

Beverly 31 Maskwa (LICA)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Buffalo Viewpoint (WBEA)

micrograms per cubic meter Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective: 30µg/m3 92 St. & 69 Ave. (FAP)

Annual Average Concentration Maximum 24hr. Concentration Minimum 24hr. Concentration (AESRD) Number of Exceedance Events: Sherwood Park: 2 Gold Bar: 0 Beverly: 1 Elmjay (SIA)

Edmonton East (AESRF)

Gold Bar (SIA) Passive Station Site’s Average Concentrations (ppb) Mildred Lake (WBEA)

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen Dioxoide (NO2) Ozone (O3) Scotford 2 (FAP) Site 1 Site 1 Site 1 Site 2 Site 2 Site 2 Lower Camp (WBEA) Site 3 Site 3 Site 3 Sherwood Park (SIA) Site 4 Site 4 Site 4 Site 5 Site 5 Site 5 Mannix (WBEA) Site 6 Site 6 Site 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 3 6 9 12 15 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Beverly (SIA) Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective: 11 Annual Average: 7.6 ppb Annual Average: 26 ppb St. Lina (LICA) Number of Exceedance Events: 0 Annual Average: 2 ppb 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

H2S parts per billion (ppb)

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Annual Average Conc. (SO ) ppb Annual Average Conc. (NO2) ppb 2 10 15 20 Toronto

Toronto 0 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

Montreal Montreal Vancouver Vancouver

Calgary Edmonton Edmonton

Ottawa Ottawa

Quebec Quebec NO SO for Canada’s most for Canada’s most Annual average Annual average Winnipeg populated cities populated cities 2 2 Winnipeg concentration concentration Hamilton Hamilton Victoria

Victoria Halifax

Oshawa Halifax Windsor Windsor Saskatoon Saskatoon

Regina

Regina Barrie St. Johns St. Johns 0 1 2 3 4

Anzac (WBEA)

Fort McMurray– Bertha Ganter

Fort McMurray–Athabasca Valley

Calgary Northwest (CRAZ)

Lethbridge (AESRD)

Fort McMurray–Patrician Mcinnes

Edmonton Centre (AESRD)

Caroline (PAMZ)

Calgary Central 2 (CRAZ)

Grand Prairie (Henry Pirker)

Sherwood Park (SIA)

Range Road 220 (FAP) Annual Average for THC for the concentrations Alberta (ppm) Cold Lake South (LICA) Province of

St. Lina (LICA)

Fort Saskatchewan–92St. & 69Ave. (FAP)

Wapasu (WBEA)

Bruderheim (FAP) CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION

Crescent Heights (PAS)

Maskwa (LICA)

Fort McKay South (WBEA)

Edmonton South (AESRD)

Red Deer–Riverside (PAMZ)

Edmonton East (AESRD)

Beverly (SIA)

Mannix (WBEA)

Mildred Lake (WBEA) 22 Shell Muskeg River (WBEA) Annual Average Annual Average concentrations concentrations for NO for the 2 for SO2for the Province of Province of Alberta (ppb) Alberta (ppb) 40 21

32

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24 ppb – NO2 Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective 24

8 ppb – SO Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective 16 2 7

8

0 0 Elmjay (SIA) Beverly (SIA) Gold Bar (SIA Gold Bar (SIA) St. Lina (LICA) St. Stl Lina (LICA) Anzac (WBEA) Anzac (WBEA) Edson (WCAS) Edson (WCAS) Matrix (WBEA) Power (WCAS) Power (WCAS) Power Hinton (WCAS) Hinton (WCAS) Breton (WCAS) Breton (WCAS) Maskwa (LICA) Maskwa (LICA) Elk Island (FAP) Elk Island (FAP) Steeper (WCAS) Caroline (PAMZ) Caroline (PAMZ) Wapasu (WBEA) Wapasu Woodcroft (LHC) Woodcroft (LHC) Woodcroft Scotford 2 (FAP) Genesee (WCAS) Genesee (WCAS) Ross Creek (FAP) Ross Creek (FAP) (FAP) Bruderheim (FAP) Valleyview (PAZA) Valleyview Wagner 2 (WCAS) Wagner 2 (WCAS) Wagner Meadows (WCAS) Meadows (WCAS) Tomahawk (WCAS) Tomahawk (WCAS) Tomahawk Fort McKay (WBEA) Fort Lower Caro (WBEA) Lethbridge (AESRD) Lethbridge (AESRD) (PAZA) Beaverlodge (PAZA) (WCAS) Violet Grove (WCAS) Sherwood Park (SIA) Sherwood Park Carrot Creek (WCAS) Carrot Creek (WCAS) Lamont County (FAP) Mildred Lake (WBEA) Lamont County (FAP) Sherwood Park (SIA) Sherwood Park Elk Point Airpot (LICA) Elk Point CNRL Horizon (WBEA) CNRL Horizon (WBEA) Range Road 220 (FAP) Range Road 220 (FAP) Evergreen Park (PAZA) Evergreen Park Cold Lake South (LICA) Cold Lake South (LICA) Crescent Heights (PAS) Crescent Heights (PAS) Smokey Heights (PAZA) (WBEA) Fort Chipewyan (WBEA) Fort Edmonton East (AESRD) Edmonton East (AESRD) Millennium Mine (WBEA) Millennium Mine (WBEA) Calgary Central 2 (CRAZ) Redwater Industrial (FAP) Redwater Industrial (FAP) Redwater Industrial (FAP) Buffalo Viewpoint (WBEA) Edmonton South (AESRD) Edmonton South (AESRD) Fort McKay South (WBEA) Fort Fort McKay South (WBEA) Fort Calgary Northwest (CRAZ) Edmonton Centre (AESRD) Shell Muskeg River (WBEA) Grand Prairie (Henry Pirker) Shell Muskeg River (WBEA) Red Deer–Riverside (PAMZ) Fort McMurray– Bertha Ganter Fort Fort McMurray–Patricia Mcinnes McMurray–Patricia Fort Mcinnes McMurray–Patricia Fort Fort Fort McMurray–Athabasca Valley Fort McMurray–Athabasca Valley (Henry Pirker) (PAZA) Fort Saskatchewan–92St. & 69Ave. (FAP) & 69Ave. Saskatchewan–92St. Fort (FAP) & 69Ave. Saskatchewan–92St. Fort

23 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 24 AIR MONITORING STATIONS CREATING AWARENESS Shelter-in-Place Our members take the utmost care to ensure the safety of their employees and everyone in the community. Despite a very low chance of anything serious ever occurring, all industrial processes have some risks. It is important that CLAREVIEW N communities understand the commonly used procedures for Shelter-in-Place. STATION In case of a major incident with airborne release of a hazardous substance:

• Go inside • Listen to radio or TV for further instructions • Close all doors, windows and openings • Keep phone lines free • Shut off ventilation systems that exhaust to • If odour is strong, seal an inside room with the outside or draw outdoor air inside (fans, wet towels at the base of the door and breathe

BEVERLY air conditioning units, clothes dryers, turnRang through a damp towel to filter air STATION down furnace and close fireplace dampers) • 911 should be called only in case of emergencies. e Rd Rio Tinto Air

Alcan Products 22 1 ARDROSSAN STATION

GOLD BAR Curious about non-routine STATION industry activity? Imperial Oil SIA members use the UPDATEline to

post informationRang messagesRang regardingRang non-routine activities on their sites that SHERWOOD the publice Rd may be curiouse Rd about, e Rd such as

PARK STATION prolonged 22 flaring, 22 3 noise, odour, training 22 2 ELMJAY exercises4 and incident details. STATION Learn more about air quality and monitoring in our region • Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) environment.alberta.ca • Alberta Capital Airshed capitalairshed.ca SIA Members Air Monitoring Station Municipal Boundary • Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) www.casahome.org • Environment Canada ec.gc.ca/rnspa-naps

25 SIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CREATING IN THE CAPITAL REGION 26 Strathcona Industrial Association P.O. Box 3374 Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T3 www.sia.ab.ca 780.990.4SIA (4742) [email protected] @SIA_Alberta