Lower Mainland air quality improves as B.C. wildfires continue to burn
Posted August 16, 2021 7:02 am.
Last Updated August 16, 2021 7:03 am.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – After days of hazy skies and smoky air on the Lower Mainland due to wildfires burning across B.C., air quality has improved in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
The Metro Vancouver regional district ended its fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone air quality advisories for the area on Sunday, citing a change in weather.
Metro Vancouver has ended the fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone Air Quality Advisories for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District that have been in effect since August 12, 2021. https://t.co/ulEWLuIbQg
— Metro Vancouver (@MetroVancouver) August 15, 2021
An advisory had been in place since Aug. 12, as heat wave set in for a third time across many parts of B.C. this summer.
Many wildfires continue to burn out of control, with new evacuation alerts and orders issued in some areas.
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The Southern Interior is being particularly hard hit. Many images posted online show bright orange hues blanketing the region, with flames lighting up skies in places like the Okanagan.
My parents are on evacuation notice where they live.
I’m scared for them and their community of Armstrong, BC. These photos were taken last night, one was taken from inside their house. Check this out @AmandaWawryk & @LisaStevens983 pic.twitter.com/9LLZwDozxc— Charlene Groome (@CharleneGroome) August 16, 2021
Last week, Vancouver recorded the worst air quality of any major city in the world, in large part due to wildfires both in B.C. and south of the border in Washington state.
