Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Edmonton and surrounding area

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Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Edmonton and surrounding area
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An special air quality statement has been issued for the Edmonton region due to wildfire smoke that has drifted into the area from northeastern B.C.

A special air quality statement has been issued for the City of Edmonton and several surrounding areas due to

but was forecast to peak at a 10+ by Saturday night and then gradually clear throughout the day Sunday. Special air quality statements have been issued for Strathcona County, St. Albert, Lamont County, Sturgeon County and stretching west to Drayton Valley and Edson.Air quality alerts are also in effect for most of the northern half of the province where two wildfires are currently burning.

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