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PHOTOS: Fires create haze blanketing B.C. in sea of yellow and orange

By Justin McElroy Global News

Posted July 5, 2015 11:01 pm

Updated August 6, 2016 1:08 am

1 min read

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Sandee Dupas - New Westminster.

In theory, the skies over British Columbia are blue.

But for most people this evening, they’re orange and yellow.

Massive fires in the Pemberton area, along with smaller blazes near Port Alberni and Sechelt, have created a yellow haze that stretches from Metro Vancouver to the middle of Vancouver Island.

It’s caused an air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast.

It’s also prompted many British Columbians to pick up their cameras and send photos of their unique landscapes to us. Here are 20 of them.

PHOTOS: Fires create haze blanketing B.C. in sea of yellow and orange - image

Troy Mossman – Vancouver2 — Troy Mossman – Vancouver2.

Troy Mossman – Vancouver — Troy Mossman – Vancouver.

Stacia Leyes – Langdale — Stacia Leyes – Langdale.

Stacia Leyes – Langdale — Stacia Leyes – Langdale.

Sandee Dupas – New Westminster — Sandee Dupas – New Westminster.

Rob Asquith – Coal Harbour — Rob Asquith – Coal Harbour.

Nadine Lindberg – Duncan — Nadine Lindberg – Duncan.

Mala Rupnarain – Egmont — Mala Rupnarain – Egmont. Mala Rupnarain

Lucas Diack – Richmond — Lucas Diack – Richmond.

Ken Bingham – Port Alberni — Ken Bingham – Port Alberni.

Kathy Morrant – Sechelt — Kathy Morrant – Sechelt.

Janice Bingham – Port Alberni — Janice Bingham – Port Alberni.

Heather Holmes – Victoria — Heather Holmes – Victoria.

Gaylene Lueger – Pender Harbour — Gaylene Lueger – Pender Harbour.

Gavin Wong – Jericho Beach — Gavin Wong – Jericho Beach.

Deborah Camerson – Steveston — Deborah Camerson – Steveston.

Antoneta P – Qualicum Beach — Antoneta P – Qualicum Beach.

Angela Brunwald – Mt. Tolmie, Victoria — Angela Brunwald – Mt. Tolmie, Victoria.

@ClairefromYVR – Vancouver — @ClairefromYVR – Vancouver.

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