Air quality warnings in force in 5 Canadian provinces

Air quality warnings are in force all over Canada while more than 500. Consequently, forest fires are still active in the west of the country.

Environment Canada has issued opinions in five Canadian provinces. Meanwhile, invites citizens to limit the time they spend outside during dense smoke periods. Consequently,

The conditions should improve in the night from Friday to Saturday. Consequently, but could persist during the weekend, particularly in the Eastern provinces, where a plume of smoke has settled.

In Quebec. Nevertheless, warnings concern the large region of Quebec, where the Air Health rating, which measures the level of health risk associated with air pollution, is 10+, the highest note.

It should come down to 2, a low risk, overnight from Saturday air quality warnings force 5 to Sunday.

Smoke also affects air quality in cities on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, including Trois-Rivières, Victoriaville, Granby and Sherbrooke.

In Saskatchewan. air quality is very bad In the entire province, but particularly north of Buffalo Narrows, especially in the Stony Rapids, Fond-du-Lac and Uranium City sectors, according to Environment Canada.

When writing its lines. five unheeded braziers with an area of more than 100,000 hectares still ravage the center of the province.

Manitoba is the province which has the greatest number of forest fires in the country. Thursday, the fire crossed the Churchill river to enter the Leaf Rapids community. Warnings are currently in force in 32 sectors around this municipality in the northwest of the province.

Opinario opinions concern the south-east of the province. notably the sectors of Fort Hope, Fraserdale and Timmins, where smoke causes or may cause poor air quality and reduced visibilityaccording to Environment Canada.

In Alberta, all warnings concern the municipality of Wood Buffalo.

Environment Canada recommends wearing a respiratory mask to those who have to spend time outside.

The elderly. pregnant women, young children and anyone with chronic health problems are more likely to be inconvenienced by harmful particles in the air.

If the clouds of smoke dissipate according to the winds. fires continue to trigger: 33 lights have been listed in the last 24 hours in Canada.

When writing these lines, 384 unknown lights are still active in eight provinces and territories.