Metro Vancouver Air Quality

• Air quality advisory issued for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley due to wildfire smoke

  Smoke is affecting the central and eastern Fraser Valley and should reach other areas Thursday or Friday. There are also concerns about high concentrations of ground-level ozone.

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  Aug 12, 2021
  
• Vancouver opens clean air shelters as smoky skies persist

  Air quality may improve slightly on Tuesday, according to Environment Canada, but ground-level smoke could persist until later in the week.

  Environment

  Sep 15, 2020
  
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• U.S. wildfire smoke: Metro Vancouver air quality still a 10+ as advisory remains in place

  Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga said smoke is extensive across south and central B.C., and that the layers of smoke will likely hold at least through Tuesday.

  Weather

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Air quality advisory issued for parts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  The regional district says the ozone could persist until Monday or longer if hot weather sticks around.

  Weather

  Aug 16, 2020
• Air quality bulletin for Metro Vancouver and central Fraser Valley cancelled

  UPDATE: Metro Vancouver said Wednesday that the air quality bulletin has ended.

  Weather

  Nov 1, 2019
• After series of ‘exceptional’ summers, Metro Vancouver urges residents be ready for smoke

  "It is hard to say exactly what that normal looks like now," said Metro Vancouver senior project engineer Francis Reis.

  Jun 18, 2019
• Alberta wildfire haze reaches Metro Vancouver as smoke season comes early

  Experts have forecast a summer of high wildfire danger across Western Canada and have warned that climate change will continue to worsen fire seasons in the future.

  Weather

  May 28, 2019
• So long fresh air: Air quality advisory re-issued for Metro Vancouver, Central Fraser Valley

  An air quality advisory has been re-issued for Metro Vancouver and the Central Fraser Valley, while an advisory for the Eastern Fraser Valley continues.

  Environment

  Aug 26, 2018
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• Air quality advisory lifted for Metro Vancouver, Central Fraser Valley

  Cool, marine air has blown into Metro Vancouver, prompting the region to lift an air quality advisory that's been in place for nearly two weeks.

  Aug 24, 2018
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• Wildfire haze clears from Metro Vancouver, but blue skies won’t last

  The south coast is getting blue skies, but it will likely be short-lived, according to meteorologists.

  Environment

  Aug 17, 2018