Air Quality

Smoky skies bulletin issued for South Thompson, Boundary
It’s going to get smoky in the South Thompson region for the next couple of…

Kamloops air quality five times worse than the Okanagan but it’s all unhealthy
A key measure of air quality records the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms…

Wildfire smoke heading deeper into the Okanagan
A Special Air Quality Statement has been expanded through to the South and Central Okanagan.…
Wildfire smoke moving into the Okanagan
Special Air Quality Statements that have been issued for Kamloops over the past few days…

Smoke from Alberta wildfires prompts smoky skies warning in Kamloops, Okanagan
Most of the B.C. Interior can expect poor air quality thanks to smoke from wildfires…

Low air quality as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Thompson-Okanagan
A special air quality statement has been extended or issued for most of B.C. due…

UPDATE: Smoky skies advisory ends
A smoky skies bulletin issued throughout the Southern Interior finally ended today with some wind…

UPDATE: Air quality advisory ended for West Kootenay town
An air quality advisory issued for Grand Forks has ended. The Ministry of Environment in…
Wildfire smoke expected to impact North and Central Okanagan this weekend
Environment Canada is warning residents in the North and Central Okanagan that wildfire smoke will…

As smoky as it has been this summer, nothing compares to Kamloops in 2017
The Thompson and Okanagan have been buried in wildfire smoke this summer. At least it…

Kamloops fire department responding to alarms set off by wildfire smoke
The wildfire smoke in Kamloops has caused the fire department to respond to several fire…

Okanagan’s air quality takes a nose-dive; Kamloops improves slightly
Air quality in the Central and North Okanagan worsened dramatically over the course of the…

iN PHOTOS: Apocalyptic-like sky in South Okanagan due to wildfire smoke, ash
Many regions in B.C. are being impacted by wildfire smoke and last night South Okanagan…

Smoke from B.C. wildfires swirling in and out of Thompson-Okanagan communities
Smoke is going to be a fact of life in the Thompson and Okanagan regions…

Here’s what those air quality warning numbers actually mean
During any forest fire season in the Kamloops Forest District – which includes the Okanagan…