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CTV News
4 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
The Lung Health Foundation warns Canadians about the dangerous effects of wildfire smoke
Toronto Watch The Lung Health Foundation is warning Canadians about the dangerous effects of wildfire smoke. It's even been named a factor in the air quality warnings in the U.S. CTV's health reporter Pauline Chan has the latest.
Calgary Herald
4 days ago
- Climate
- Calgary Herald
Vicious cycle: Wildfire smoke and wind a growing threat in Alberta
Edmontonians getting bombarded with cellphone warnings about hazardous air conditions need to pay attention. Article content In an ever-lengthening forest fire season, there's a gritty new reality to climate change where smoke from as far away as Washington state can make people in Bonnie Doon or St. Albert more miserable than ever before, said Matthew Adams, a geography professor at the University of Toronto. Article content Article content Article content 'Scientists in about 1980 were predicting that this frequency of occurrence, and the amount of forest burned, would increase, and we have been seeing it,' Adams said. Article content Article content In turn, wildfires emit carbon into the air, perpetuating conditions causing the wildfires. Article content It's a vicious cycle — the more that climate causes warming, the more that causes wildfires. Article content Wednesday was National Clean Air Day, part of Canadian Environment Week. Article content 'Air pollution, exacerbated by wildfire smoke, is the leading environmental risk to health in Canada and contributes to nearly 18,000 deaths a year,' said Jessica Sit of the Lung Health Foundation, noting the fire smoke can drift thousands of kilometers, putting millions of Canadians at risk, and especially those who have breathing challenges like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other lung conditions. Article content Article content 'Air pollution doesn't recognize postal codes — it can and will travel — and no level of exposure is safe,' said Sit, a certified respiratory educator and registered respiratory therapist. Article content Unprecedented changes Article content Tanzina Mohsin is a climatologist and a professor of physical and environmental science at the University of Toronto. Article content This year's start of the wildfire season is unprecedented but not an 'isolated anomaly,' Mohsin said. Article content 'It is actually a signal of troubling escalation in Canada's climate vulnerability. This is a fire season unfolding earlier and far more aggressively than historical norms. This crisis is being fuelled by a perfect storm of weather extremes — early May temperatures in high thirties caused a prolonged heat wave. The low humidity and strong wind, all kind of linked together indicating broader climate change-driven shift.
National Post
22-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Epilogue's Online Will Platform Is Helping Canadian Charities Secure More Legacy Gifts
Article content TORONTO — Epilogue, Canada's leading online estate planning platform, is proud to celebrate Leave a Legacy Month by highlighting the success of its Epilogue for Charities program—a powerful solution that is helping Canadian charities secure more gifts in Wills. Article content Article content Through the Epilogue for Charities program, each partner organization receives a custom online Will questionnaire to share with its prospective donors. Embedding a charity's branding and messaging within the Will-making experience enhances donor engagement and leads to Wills that are more than four times as likely to include a charitable gift compared to the national average. Article content 'Leave a Legacy Month highlights the profound role that legacy giving plays in sustaining our mission,' said Rachel Jacobs, Vice President of Partnerships, Research and Impact at the Lung Health Foundation. 'Incorporating planned giving into our fundraising strategy ensures long-term support for the Lung Health Foundation, allowing us to continue making a difference for generations to come. It's the ultimate act of generosity.' Article content Charities that partner with Epilogue also benefit from real-time insight into their legacy gifts through Epilogue's Charities Dashboard. This enables charity partners to track their fundraising efforts and make strategic decisions about future legacy giving campaigns. Article content 'As online Will platforms increase in popularity, charities will continue to rely on companies like Epilogue to drive the future of legacy giving in Canada,' said Jackie Mersereau, Director, Planned Giving at the Nature Conservancy of Canada. 'Epilogue is an excellent tool to engage our donors and provide them with a simple resource to help them with their individual estate planning journeys. In addition to helping us confirm new legacy gifts, the Charities Dashboard allows us to easily see and track our success.' Article content Epilogue's platform ensures that creating a Will with charitable bequests is simple, secure, affordable, and legally robust, taking less than 20 minutes for most individuals. This May, Epilogue invites Canadians to explore how their legacy can make a lasting difference to the organizations that matter most to them. Article content 'Leave a Legacy Month is an ideal time to highlight how Epilogue is empowering Canadians to support the causes they love,' said Dana Garrod, Epilogue's Manager of Charity Partnerships. 'The success our charity partners are seeing is a great example of how innovative platforms are transforming legacy giving in Canada.' Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
