Welcome to the Parkland Airshed Management Zone Association (PAMZ) web site.
This site has been developed to provide you with information about our association
and its activities including our regional air quality monitoring program.
Data collected by the program is freely available and can be accessed through
the data link above.
A fundamental principle of PAMZ is two-way communication between its stakeholders
including the public. Through our survey page or contact us links you can let us
know your feelings about the website and how we might improve it.
PAMZ is a multi-stakeholder, non-profit society that was established in
1997 to identify air quality concerns within the zone and implement management
strategies to address those concerns. By following the Clean Air Strategic
Alliance (CASA) model of consensus decision making, PAMZ provides a forum
for concerned stakeholders to meet, discuss and resolve their concerns in
a productive and collaborative manner.
PAMZ boundaries encompass a 45,000 square kilometer area of west central
Alberta including the City of Red Deer. Approximately 220,000 people live
and work in this area. The zone's major industries are oil and gas processing,
agriculture, petrochemicals, forestry and tourism. The zone’s natural
regions are very diverse, from the Rocky Mountains in the west through boreal
forest, foothills and parkland to the Grasslands in the east.
