Smoke from Northern Ontario wildfires prompts Special Air Quality Statement for London region

Smoke lingers to end week

Friday brings another smoky day to the region with lowered air quality. The good news is that the winds start to change direction, coming in from the south. This will help bring in cleaner smoke smoke-free air and remove the smoke. Sunny skies with highs near 80 degrees Friday continue into the weekend as well. As the south wind continues into the weekend as well, we'll see the blue skies make a return, too. Areas of light rain showers are possi…

Smoke from Northern Ontario wildfires prompts Special Air Quality Statement for London region

A haze hung over the London region Thursday afternoon as smoke from Northern Ontario wildfires drifted into the area.

Forest fire smoke hurting London's air quality: Environment Canada

Smoke from forest fires in the northern parts of Ontario prompted a special area quality statement for the London-area and other parts of the region on Thursday, Environment Canada officials say.

InQuinte.ca | HKPRD Health Unit & Peterborough Public Health advise about poor air quality in the region

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health (now legally merged) are informing that Environment Canada is forecasting the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) to reach moderate or high levels throughout the region. Although currently low risk, the AQHI is expected to worsen over the long weekend. Smoke from wildfires in the Prairies is moving through our region, causing poor air quality. Even at low or moder…

Smoke returns to air across the region, but advisories are not issued everywhere

Wildfire smoke from hundreds of kilometres away again drifted into the region on Wednesday, July 30, bringing smelly air, reduced visibility, and potential respiratory health problems. That afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a Special Air Quality Statement for all of Prescott and Russell counties. In Québec, a Special Air Quality Statement was…