Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in northeast Saskatchewan

Wildfire smoke continues to cause poor air quality in parts of Saskatchewan.

Environment Canada issued a new round of special air quality alerts on Monday for the areas around Prince Albert National Park, La Ronge and Cumberland House.

Meteorologist Shannon Moodie said this round of smoke comes from localized fires in Saskatchewan. A total of 15 fires are burning in the province.

“There are a few fires that popped up in east-central Saskatchewan and west-central Manitoba. We’re not really expecting any of that smoke to flood south,” Moodie said.

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“You may see some wafts of that smoke, but nothing like we saw the other day.”

Wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta brought smoky conditions and poor air quality to the southern Saskatchewan on Saturday.

Wildfire smoke can be harmful to health, even at low concentrations. Information on risk and how to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke can be found by visiting Environment Canada’s website.