Tag: Smoke

Air quality warnings expand across southern B.C. due to lingering wildfire smoke

Wildfires Emily Joveski -
Wildfire smoke blanketed southern B.C. on Friday, prompting widespread air quality warnings.

Orange air quality alert issued as wildfire smoke blankets parts of B.C.

Health Emily Joveski -
Air quality warnings have been upgraded to orange for several regions of southern and central B.C. as wildfire smoke is expected to linger for the next 24 to 48 hours.

Cultural burn smoke may be visible around Smithers through May

Wildfires Logan Flint -
The BC Wildfire Service and Wetzin'kwa Community Forest will be performing a cultural burn about 23 kilometres east of Smithers.

Visible smoke possible from two upcoming Kispiox cultural burns

Wildfires Logan Flint -
Two cultural burns are being planned by the Gitxsan in the Kispiox area which may occur until May 13.

Cultural burns planned near South Hazelton

Wildfires Logan Flint -
Smoke may be visible from Highway 16 and South Hazelton between March 30 and May 17 as the Wilp Nikate’en perform a cultural burn.

Houston performing pile burning at Four Seasons Park

District of Houston Logan Flint -
Smoke may be visible in Houston on Friday coming from Four Seasons Park.

Visible smoke possible from Burns Lake due to pile burning

Fire Logan Flint -
A pile burn is expected around Burns Lake until April 30th with smoke visible from the village.

Smoke possibly visible near Houston from wildfire risk reduction work

Fire Logan Flint -
Smoke may be visible from and around Houston as two pile burning project are planned near the community until April 30.

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