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Wildfire smoke: Haze over parts of B.C. prompts air quality advisory


Environmental | 207337 hits | Sep 08 6:16 pm | Posted by: Strutz
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Air quality advisories are in effect for much of British Columbia due to drifting wildfire smoke, and many in Metro Vancouver are noticing it in the area.

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  1. by avatar Strutz
    Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:18 am
    Definitely hazy out there.

  2. by rickc
    Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:24 am
    I thought that the border was supposed to be closed? :D

  3. by avatar Robair
    Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:49 pm
    8)

  4. by avatar Strutz
    Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:26 pm
    The smoke is really bad today. I checked local news thinking there must be a big fire burning somewhere really close as we can smell it and my eyes are actually irritated this morning.

  5. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:36 pm
    "Strutz" said
    The smoke is really bad today. I checked local news thinking there must be a big fire burning somewhere really close as we can smell it and my eyes are actually irritated this morning.


    I feel for you. We had that for two summers from the BC wildfires. It is not pleasant. :(

  6. by avatar Strutz
    Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:57 pm
    Murky skies, poor air quality in southwest B.C. as more smoke from U.S. wildfires drifts north


    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5720316

  7. by avatar xerxes
    Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:59 pm
    "Strutz" said
    Murky skies, poor air quality in southwest B.C. as more smoke from U.S. wildfires drifts north


    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5720316


    Really started noticing it today. I saw a bit of haze Wednesday but today getting off work, the air smelled of smoke. We’ve had a light fire season in BC this year, but the rest of the west coast is in dire straits.

  8. by avatar Mowich
    Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:35 pm
    Smokey skies here in the Heartland today.

  9. by avatar DrCaleb
    Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:23 pm
    "xerxes" said
    Murky skies, poor air quality in southwest B.C. as more smoke from U.S. wildfires drifts north


    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5720316


    Really started noticing it today. I saw a bit of haze Wednesday but today getting off work, the air smelled of smoke. We’ve had a light fire season in BC this year, but the rest of the west coast is in dire straits.

    Same. Central Alberta smells like campfire.

  10. by avatar herbie
    Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:46 pm
    I remember only a couple summers ago the red skies, waking up to cars covered in ash, choking on smoke and how we took the cat and puppy and evacuated to Terrace. Fifteen minute sits with a gov't agent and they handed out hotel/restaurant vouchers and lists of pet friendly places.
    What I don't remember were anybody bitching about what kind of mask they were 'forced' to wear, how they didn't keep out 100% of the particles or anyone griping about them being fiscally irresponsible because these people had money, those people should've been helped by the Band Office instead, them were on welfare, etc. etc.
    OMG if they'd only held rallies on the street about their freedumbs then, they'd know now what a ventilator shoved down your throat feels like.

  11. by avatar Strutz
    Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:49 am
    My eyes have been so irritated these last 2 days. The smoke was even thicker today I think and we noticed ash (tiny white chunks) on our slanted skylight windows and deck rail today. It's never been this bad before which makes it a sad indicator of just how bad these blazes are.

    When I checked Environment Canada website it's shown visibility in the past 24hrs in my area between 3km and 1.6km. Out of curiosity I picked a random day from 2 weeks ago that was sunny and visibility was 48km. 8O They are showing a 30% chance of rain tomorrow night and I hope like hell it does rain and rain good. Hopefully the rain will fall (no lightning please) and fall hard through Washington, Oregon and California as well to help extinguish these fires and clear the air.

  12. by avatar xerxes
    Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:51 am
    Supposedly it’s going to start clearing out tomorrow and into Tuesday.

  13. by avatar Strutz
    Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:28 am
    Smoke wafting north from wildfires on the U.S. West Coast has impacted the air quality so much that mail isn't being delivered in parts of B.C.

    Canada Post made the announcement in a series of posts on Twitter Monday afternoon.

    "We are suspending delivery for the day and not sending our delivery agents out as conditions have made it unsafe," the federal agency wrote.

    The following areas will not have deliveries:

    Metro Vancouver
    North, South and West Vancouver Island
    Okanagan Valley and Similkameen
    Kootenay region
    Thompson, Nicola and Fraser regions

    https://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-s-so-smoky-in- ... -1.5104446
    Well that just about covers most of the province.



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