Air Quality Advisory

• ‘Prolonged stretch of hot air,’ poor air quality advisories blanket the Prairies

  With temperatures in the mid to low 30s C expected to blanket the Prairie provinces over the next few days, much the area is under both heat and air quality warnings.

  Weather

  Jul 23
  
• Smoke prompts warnings from Alberta health experts, restrictions on outdoor activities

  Air quality warnings were issued for most of Alberta on Wednesday as smoke from the many wildfires in western Canada covered the province in a thick blanket of smoke.

  Environment

  Jun 11, 2025
  
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• Much of Alberta dealing with poor air quality due to wildfire smoke

  Nearly all of Alberta was under an air quality advisory on Thursday. 

  Weather

  Aug 15, 2024
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• Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Edmonton and surrounding area

  An special air quality statement has been issued for the Edmonton region due to wildfire smoke that has drifted into the area from northeastern B.C.

  Environment

  May 11, 2024
• Air quality advisory in place for Lower Mainland, large parts of B.C. Interior

  Air quality advisories are in effect Friday for the Lower Mainland, along with much of southwestern, central and northeastern British Columbia.

  Environment

  Aug 25, 2023
• Smoke from B.C.’s raging wildfires forecast to hit B.C. coast this weekend

  Shifting wind patterns could bring smoke from wildfire raging across the B.C. interior to the Lower Mainland as early as Saturday.

  Weather

  Aug 18, 2023
• Air quality advisory issued for parts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  The advisory is in place for Metro Vancouver's northeast and southeast regions, along with the central and eastern Fraser Valley.

  Weather

  Jul 6, 2023
• Air quality advisory issued for Vernon in wake of building fire

  A health warning was issued by the Ministry of Environment just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday after a structure fire along 30th Street in Vernon, B.C., contributed to poor air quality.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
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• Fraser Valley wildfires prompt air quality advisory for Lower Mainland

  The BC Wildfire Service is currently responding to the Chehalis River fire and the Staitu Creek fire, both burning in the mountain foothills northeast of Agassiz. 

  Environment

  Jun 7, 2023
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• Air quality advisory ended for parts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  Metro Vancouver had said the region was seeing high concentrations of ground-level ozone, a health hazard usually observed during hot summer days.

  Environment

  May 15, 2023