Last summer in 100 Mile House, 9-year old Carter Vigh sadly passed away due to an asthma attack caused by poor air quality. The nearest air quality monitoring station was 100km; the skies were clear, but the air over 100 Mile was, invisibly, very poor. Local, real-time air quality monitoring would likely have saved his life.
Carter’s Project is an initiative in honour of Carter Vigh, which funds the free distribution of air quality monitors throughout British Columbia. To donate to provide an air quality monitor click below.
On May 14, 2024, the BC Lung Foundation put Carter's project into action as they visited 100 Mile House to distribute air quality monitors to local families who want to access real time data on air quality.
BC Lung Foundation invited households to apply to receive an air quality monitor. This is a fully subsidized program, and a total of 100 monitors were distributed. There was be two types of monitors offered: indoor monitors and outdoor monitors. The majority of monitors were indoor (where families spend most of their time), and they also offered a limited number of outdoor monitors. 100 Mile House residents will be able to access real-time air quality readings from the data provided by the outdoor monitors throughout town.
BC Lung also provided demonstrations for the monitors and how to use them, as well as a workshop on how to make DIY air filters. Let's keep our community and families safe this wildfire season!
To donate to provide a potentially life-saving air quality monitor, click here.