Smokey conditions force the cancellation of some events and, though some improvement is expected, poor air conditions are expected to persist
, a partnership of various U.S. agencies, showed that large swaths of the country, from the Midwest to the East Coast, were experiencing poor air quality due to wildfire smoke from Canada.
Environment Canada meteorologist Peter Kimbell said Thursday that strong winds allowed the smoke to travel far from Canada in recent days, but that weaker winds mean smoke is now expected to linger into the weekend for Montreal and southern Quebec, although concentrations of fine particulate matter are expected to decrease.
More wildfire activity could be triggered over the next few days as hot weather is expected in northeastern Ontario and northern Quebec, Mr. Kimbell said. In Western Canada, smoke lingered closer to the wildfires, with air quality statements affecting the Territories and northern parts of the Prairies and Western Canada. “The southern parts of the provinces, where the population density is greatest, are not under air quality statements at this time, there’s no air quality issues,” said Mr. Kimbell.
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