Wildfire smoke from out-of-control fires near the Alberta-B.C. border has led to poor air quality in Calgary and other southern Alberta areas this weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) reported moderate to high risk levels, advising residents to limit outdoor activities. Conditions are expected to improve later Sunday.
Wildfire smoke causing poor air quality in Calgary this weekend
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Wildfire smoke from out-of-control fires near the Alberta-B.C. border has led to poor air quality in Calgary and other southern Alberta areas this weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) reported moderate to high risk levels, advising residents to limit outdoor activities. Conditions are expected to improve later Sunday.
Trending- 1 Saturday (June 7, 2025): Calgary's air quality was at moderate risk.
- 2 Saturday 10 p.m. to Sunday 4 a.m.: Calgary's air quality rose to high risk.
- 3 Sunday (June 8, 2025): Air quality remained at moderate risk; ECCC released a statement.
- 4 Later Sunday: Conditions are expected to improve.
- Poor air quality (moderate to high risk)
- Reduced visibility
- Health symptoms (eye, nose, throat irritation, headaches, mild cough, wheezing, chest pains, severe cough)
- Advisories to limit outdoor activities and wear masks
What: Poor air quality due to wildfire smoke, leading to reduced visibility and health risks.
When: This weekend (Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2025). Conditions expected to improve later Sunday.
Where: Calgary, Airdrie, Brooks, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat (southern Alberta), and other parts of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The wildfires are around the Alberta-B.C. border.
Why: Smoke originating from several out-of-control wildfires located around the Alberta-B.C. border.
How: Wildfire smoke has caused the air quality health index to rise to moderate and high risk levels. ECCC advises people, especially vulnerable groups (aged 65+, pregnant, infants, young children, those with existing illnesses, outdoor workers), to limit time outdoors, reduce/reschedule strenuous activities, and consider wearing respirator-type masks (e.g., N95) if outdoors.