Special statements from Environment and Climate Change Canada on Saturday warned of very poor air quality for some areas, including Edmonton and Fort McMurray, due to wildfire smoke
Traffic moves along Highway 63 as wildfire smoke hangs in air in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Wildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered masks to residents to help them deal with all the smoke. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshWildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered masks to residents to help them deal with all the smoke.
Residents of Chipewyan Lake, meanwhile, were ordered to leave Thursday due to a separate fire which threatened the only route in and out of the community. “This extreme weather response for poor air quality is in addition to the City’s extreme heat response due to sustained high temperatures,” the city said in a news release on Saturday.
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