Environment Canada adopts B.C. model to warn of smoke hazards
Last year's record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted across the country, and now Environment Canada says it is following in B.C.'s footsteps to improve how it measures and reports air quality risks to the public.
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![Smoke from wildfires blankets Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday May 11, 2024. Environment Canada says its changing how it measures and reports air quality after its previous system couldn't capture several instances of the scale of air pollution caused by last year's record-breaking wildfire season. A couple sits having a picnic in front of a smoky downtown skyline.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7209325.1716217569!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/alta-wildfires-20240511.jpg)
Last year's record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted across the country, and now Environment Canada says it is following in B.C.'s footsteps to improve how it measures and reports air quality risks to the public.