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Mayor Fennell Signs Clean Air Declaration

April 6, 2009

June 7, 2007, The Brampton News

Mayor Fennell Signs Clean Air Declaration

Mayor Susan Fennell joined today with representatives of all three levels of government in signing the 2007 Toronto and Region Inter-governmental Declaration on Clean Air. The signing of the Declaration took place as part of the Eighth Annual Smog Summit held at Toronto City Hall.

The Smog Summit provides an opportunity to announce new initiatives that commit to reducing smog, air pollution and greenhouse gases. The Summit draws on the expertise and collective efforts of the GTA Clean Air Council, an intergovernmental group which includes representation from four federal government departments, two provincial government ministries, and 21 municipalities, to identify and promote the most effective initiatives to reduce air pollution. This year's Summit focused on the issue of climate change and its impact on the environment

The Declaration outlines the annual actions all levels of government have agreed on to improve air quality and commits all parties to ongoing annual Summits. The GTA Clean Air Council member jurisdictions meet throughout the year to implement the Declaration items, follow-up on initiatives and report on progress announced at the Smog Summit, and develop the Declaration for the following year.

"Local municipal governments can take a unique leadership role as the importance of climate protection escalates," said Mayor Fennell "and Brampton has always been at the forefront."

The City of Brampton has been an environmental trailblazer including: new "Green" Smart Cars to low-emission street sweepers, an anti idling program, biodiesel fuel program, the naturalization of valleylands, streams and areas around storm management ponds and AcceleRide (Brampton's Bus Rapid Transit system). Brampton has taken a leadership role to provide a clean, green, safe, healthy and beautiful City for all of its residents.

In 2005, the Ontario Medical Association released a report detailing the health effects and costs associated with air pollution. According to the report, smog accounts for nearly 6,000 premature deaths each year while hospital visits for cardiovascular and respiratory complications will top 16,000 this year. Overall, the accumulated economic cost associated with smog is pegged at nearly $8 billion a year.