Smoke from wildfires burning in the B.C. Interior and Alberta is expected to blanket Vancouver Island starting Wednesday afternoon.
Forecasters with the BlueSky Canada and the B.C. Wildfire Service are predicting the smoke will begin to cover the island around noon and remain over the region through to Thursday evening.
The island region has avoided the worst of the wildfire haze so far this season as prevailing winds have carried the smoke east across B.C. and the Prairie provinces. People in smoky areas should remain indoors when possible and avoid physical exertion as the amount of pollutants ingested increases as one's breathing rate increases.
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