Metro Vancouver Smoke

• Photos show hazy smoky skies across Lower Mainland, air quality is at its worst

  An air quality warning suggests anyone with underlying health risks should avoid strenuous activities outdoors and children and the elderly should also avoid outdoor activities.

  Weather

  Aug 13, 2021
  
• Wildfire smoke forecast to arrive in Lower Mainland on Saturday

  As of mid-morning, Metro Vancouver's air monitoring showed the region's air quality health index remained at two, or "low risk."

  Fire

  Jul 31, 2021
  
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• 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
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• B.C. wildfire smoke poses challenge for air ambulances

  This week, the air in the Fraser Valley was so poor that a baby had to be transported by ground rather than air.

  News

  Aug 24, 2018
• Air quality advisory lifted for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley

  An air quality advisory has been lifted for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to smoke from U.S. wildfires.

  Aug 29, 2017
• Wildfire haze to begin clearing this weekend as weather shifts: Metro Vancouver

  "It's going to take a little bit of time for all of the smoke to clear out as it's been pretty persistent and there's still quite a lot of smoke in our air shed."

  Aug 11, 2017
• B.C. wildfire: Health authorities dealing with ‘surge’ in smoke-related cases

  "The increase can be from 20 per cent to 50 per cent more than we've seen in the past 10 years in the same area."

  Aug 5, 2017
• Wildfire smoke clouding out busiest weekend of the summer for rental businesses

  "We're busy but we're not super busy. This is usually the busiest weekend, B.C. day weekend."

  Aug 5, 2017