Smoke from a forest fire in northwestern Alberta is blanketing Saskatchewan.
The out-of-control wildfire has already burned over one-thousand square miles and forced the evacuation of a remote community.
With the smoke, Environment Canada says the air quality index is currently 5, which is a moderate risk for those at-risk.
At-risk population included people with existing respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, young children, elderly people and those who are active outdoors.
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EC recommends those at-risk should consider reducing or rescheduling strenuous activiaties outdoors.
In Saskatchewan, there are currently 34 wildfires fires burning in the province.
Only six of those are contained.
There are 20 burning in the La Ronge fire region, 12 in the Buffalo Narrows region and two in the Prince Albert region.
Two fires, one in the La Ronge area and the other in the Prince Albert area, are not contained. Crews are battling those blazes but the fires are expected to grow in size.
Crews are also focusing on protecting values which may be at risk at another wildfire in the La Ronge fire region along with two in the Buffalo Narrows region.
Twenty-three fires are currently being monitored to assess the risk factor.
A number of the wildfires were started by lightning strikes.
There have been 210 forest fires so far in 2012 compared to 239 at the same time last year.
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