The city received a number of calls from Calgarians who noticed a significant amount of smoke in the air on the west edge overnight.
The calls came in just before midnight with people wondering if there was a fire in the area.
The Calgary fire department investigated the situation and confirmed a strong shift in wind direction pushed smoke into Calgary from the Verdant Creek fire, which is still raging in the Rockies.
The Verdant Creek wildfire has been burning since mid-July, covering more than 18,000 hectares along the Alberta-B.C. border.
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