US EditionMetro Vancouver Issues Air-Quality Warning as Shroud of Smoke Envelopes B.C.
Smoke from over 150 active wildfires has led to air-quality advisories across Western Canada, with health risks prompting officials to recommend limiting outdoor activities.
- On September 3, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced an air quality advisory covering the Greater Vancouver area and Fraser Valley due to smoke originating from nearby wildfires.
- The warning came as 154 wildfires remain active in British Columbia, driven by unusually high temperatures, lack of rainfall, and worsening drought conditions throughout the province.
- Smoke from wildfires near Hope, Whistler, and the Cariboo region, along with fires in the U.S., created hazy conditions affecting more than 30 areas across southern B.C. and portions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Health officials warned of symptoms like eye irritation, headaches, and wheezing, with Sarah Henderson advising that protecting oneself from wildfire smoke also protects long-term health.
- Officials expect smoke impacts to persist for several days, urging residents to limit outdoor activities and check on vulnerable people due to ongoing wildfire smoke exposure.
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A woman paddles a kayak on False Creek as smoke from wildfires burning in B.C. and the U.S. hangs in the air, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to the smoke that is expected to last for a few days or until there is a change in weather. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER – Smoke from wildfires continues to cause worries across much …
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British Columbia’s forests minister is warning that a thickening curtain of wildfire smoke around Metro Vancouver and other areas of B.C. will worsen in the coming days. Heavy smoke in the air will continue to be a “major factor” in Vancouver and other areas of the province for the next two to four days, according to Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar, who made the remarks Sept. 3 at a press conference in Victoria, B.C., held in conjunction with Sa…
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