Poor air quality in Winnipeg due to wildfire smoke
Posted June 25, 2023 11:40 am.
Dangerously poor air quality is expected Sunday in parts of Manitoba, including Winnipeg.
Environment Canada says smoke caused by wildfires in northwest Ontario drifted into southeastern Manitoba.
The smoke, which will cause poor air quality and reduced visibility, is expected to dissipate throughout the day Sunday.
Air quality statements were also issued for Grand Rapids, Flin Flon, Moden, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, The Pas, Steinbach and more.
The number of forest fires burning across Canada is creeping higher once again.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says there are 465 fires burning across the country, including 240 that are out of control.
That’s up from 420 fires burning one week ago, largely due to an increase in fires in Alberta and Ontario.
Nearly 72,000 square kilometres of forest land has burned this year so far, an area nearly four times the size of Lake Ontario.
Residents in Ottawa and Gatineau are being advised to avoid or severely limit outdoor activities.
Environment Canada also says there will be dangerously poor air quality in Montreal, Quebec City, Laval and Trois-Rivieres in Quebec.
—With files from The Canadian Press
