Wildfire smoke triggers Special Air Quality Statements across province

Environment Canada has issued Special Air Quality Statements across northern and central Alberta due to smoke from multiple wildfires.

Regions with the special air quality statement are:

• Grande Prairie – Beaverlodge – Valleyview
• Peace River – Fairview – Manning – High Prairie
• High Level – Rainbow Lake – Fort Vermillion – Mackenzie Highway
• Slave Lake
• Wabasca – Peerless Lake – Gift Lake – Cadotte Lake
• Whitecourt – Edson – Fox Creek – Swan Hills

Visibility and air quality is said to vary hour to hour and can be harmful to everyone’s health, even at low concentrations.