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Wildfires prompts Environment Canada to Issue Special Air Quality Notice for Algoma Region
Smoke blowing into Northern Ontario has made Environment Canada issue a Special Air Quality Notice for the Algoma Region after wildfires continue to burn across Canada.
How to stay safe:
Check the Air Quality Health Index to view air quality conditions and health recommendations. AQHI provides a number on a scale from 1 to 10+ The higher the number, the greater the health risk and need to take precautions.
• Limit the time you spend outdoors
• Stop outdoor activities and seek medical attention if you or someone in your care experiences shortness of breath, wheezing (including asthma attacks), severe cough, dizziness, or chest pains.
• If necessary, take a break from exposure to smoke and heat by temporarily relocating or finding a community location with clean, cool air such as a library, shopping mall, or community centre.
• Check-in on your health, and check in on neighbours and those around you, especially those who may be vulnerable to smoke.
