Several regions are experiencing “high risk” air quality levels due to smoke from the wildfires in the prairies.
Environment Canada issued an air quality statement for the Ottawa region on June 5, and expects the statement to last until the morning of June 8.
Downtown Ottawa’s Air Quality Health Index reached “high risk” at 8 p.m. on June 5 and remained there until 2 a.m. on June 7 before tapering off to “moderate risk” levels.
The agency on June 7 listed some cities including Toronto and Montreal as having a moderate to high risk.
While most of Ontario has been experiencing poor air quality due to wildfires in the prairie provinces, eastern Ontario experienced some of the worst air quality and visibility on June 6 with Kingston’s index at “high risk,” Cornwall’s at “high risk,” and Belleville’s at “very high risk.”…