Smoke from a northern Alberta fire is affecting air quality in Yukon
High Level Mayor Crystal McAteer told a news conference Wednesday that firefighting is going well, but everyone is at the mercy of the weather.
“I want to stress the importance to everyone, especially evacuees, that the danger has not passed nor has it diminished,” McAteer said. “We know based on recent experiences of Slave Lake and of Fort McMurray that wildfires are highly unpredictable and can change at any moment. “I am pleading with everyone to be patient and that the evacuation of High Level will continue into the foreseeable future.”Residents in many parts of Yukon are also feeling the effects of smoke from the wildfire burning about 1,000 kilometres away in northern Alberta.
Yukon Wildland Fire Management says smoke arrived in the Whitehorse area early Wednesday and a map tracking the plume shows coverage extending more than 500 kilometres north. The thickest concentration is in east-central Yukon over the Mackenzie Mountains, south of the Arctic Circle.People with heart, lung or chronic breathing problems, as well as the elderly, are being urged to stay indoors in parts of Yukon.
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