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Wood boilers in PEI
In PEI Canada, the previous Liberal government placed wood boilers beside nursing homes and schools. Where I worked as a nurse in one of these homes, some days you could smell it inside the building.
Smoked out in a smokeless zone
…The first winter they burnt kitchen cabinets, old furniture, chipboard, plywood, painted wood, fence panels etc…
There are no laws to protect us
I spent a lot of time outside gardening and enjoying clean country air until our new neighbors moved in next door.…
Smoked out in New South Wales
Here we have smoke from other people’s wood fires for most of the day for at least 8 months of the year..
Firepits in Saskatoon
…Our neighbor burns a firepit despite being told of our health problems. They say it’s only smoke and the fire dept says they can…
Driven from our dream home
We could finally afford to buy our dream home in Alberta but were driven out by neighbours’ wood smoke…
“Heavily exposed daily” to OWB smoke
…Across the street 700' away was an OWB which was just starting to operate. The homeowner modified his burner to not only burn wood but also waste oil.…
Made ill in Toronto
This job entailed exposure to quite a few houses with wood burning fireplaces or outdoor fire pits/brush burning…
Wood-burning restaurant in Toronto
The smell and noxious smoke are persistent every day 24/7 — in a very densely populated area.