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Statistical profile : poor air quality and smog (657 words) |
 | Modernization of the air quality monitoring network has made it possible to measure fine particulate matter, a major component of smog, across a large part of Québec’s territory, meaning that this determining parameter can now be used to characterize poor air quality days. |
| The poor air quality day in a region is defined by the occurrence a poor air quality index of at least an hour. |
| More specific than a “poor air quality day,” a “smog day” is defined as a day where atmospheric emissions and weather conditions are responsible for the formation or accumulation of high concentrations of fine particulate matter and ozone for several hours over a vast region. |
| Harbour Air: Information from Answers.com (238 words) |
| Harbour Air is an airline based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| The airline was established and started operations in 1981 as Windoak Air Service to provide seaplane charter services for the forestry industry in British Columbia. |
| It later added charter flights to resorts, which were greatly increased in 1993. |
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