An air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has now ended.
The wildfires burning in B.C. prompted Metro Vancouver to issue an air quality advisory on Tuesday.
This was due to fine particulate matter in the air due to the wildfire smoke.
On Wednesday, air quality improved as a result of stronger winds in advance of an incoming low pressure system.
Senior Environmental Engineer with Metro Vancouver Francis Ries said on Tuesday particulate matter had been detected, especially at the Hope and Horseshoe Bay measurement stations.
“Particularly because we think that the conditions which have brought the smoke to us are likely to persist for the next day or so. It’s been quite variable so far and hard to predict, but it’s likely we’ll see some smoke around for the next day.”
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Information about air quality readings can be found on Metro Vancouver’s website.