Month: August 2018
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Fireworks tonight at Tyee Landing / Harbour Quay! Salmon Fest and First week of school forecast.
Don’t forget there will be a fireworks show to kick off the 2018 Salmon Festival tonight! The show starts at dusk and there will be music simulcast on The Peak! If you are going down to Harbour Quay or Tyee Landing to watch, bring a jacket. It will probably be a little chilly! It was…
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Beautiful, warm and hopefully less smoky week! Fire Danger going back to Extreme.
We are starting the morning with some low cloud but don’t let that get you down! The clouds should burn off fairly quickly this morning and reveal a beautiful clear blue sky. We might have a little bit of wildfire smoke drifting down from the North Island and that is keeping the Smoke Advisory…
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Breathe deeply! The Pacific air has moved in.
Good news post this morning! Don’t be discouraged by the layer of low cloud over the City this morning. That is actually a great sign! That cloud is the marine air that moved in and pushed out a good amount of the smoke. The local air quality has improved hugely. The image above is the…
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Every Sensor in BC over 25ug/m3 “red” – 900ug/m3 in Houston – No significant rain expected – People awakening to Human-Caused Climate Change
The provincial map from bcairquality.ca says it all. There is no good air in any community measured this morning. The entire province is under a blanket of smoke and it is affecting air quality in all regions. The hourly readings are not better. Only 2 stations in the province, Terrace and Smithers are currently…
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Terrible Air Quality across Southern BC – Likely to linger on the Island until Wednesday.
The story today is the smoke. I have a headache and a cough. It was better in Port Alberni this morning than most areas but it seems to be settling in now. Here are some readings around the province. My suggestion. Stay inside with the doors/windows closed. If you can still smell it.. a trip…