06/08/2023
7:34a SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT CONTINUED by Environment Canada
DATE: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
(Locations listed below description)
High levels of air pollution have developed due to smoke from Forest fires.
Smoke plumes from Forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario have resulted in deteriorated air quality. Poor air quality will persist into the weekend.
Air quality and visibility due to wildfire smoke can fluctuate over short distances and can vary considerably from hour to hour.
For more details, please consult www.Canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-quality-health-index/wildfire-smoke.html.
Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone's health even at low concentrations. Continue to take actions to protect your health and reduce exposure to smoke.
People with lung disease (such as asthma) or Heart disease, older adults, children, pregnant people, and people who work outdoors are at higher risk of experiencing health effects caused by wildfire smoke.
Stop outdoor activities and contact your health care provider if you or someone in your care experiences shortness of breath, wheezing (including asthma attacks), severe cough, dizziness or chest pains. Stay inside if you are feeling unwell and experiencing symptoms.
Keep your indoor air clean. Keep your doors and windows closed if the temperature in your Home is comfortable. Use an air purifier with a high efficiency particulate air (hepa) filter in a room where you spend a lot of time. Avoid air purifiers that produce ozone. Check the filter and change it if required. For more information visit https://www.Canada.ca/en/health-Canada/services/publications/healthy-living/using-portable-air-cleaner-wildfire-smoke.html.
Take a break from the smoke by temporarily relocating or finding a location in your community with clean, cool air such as a library, shopping mall or community Centre. Contact your local health or municipal authorities for more information.
If you must spend time outdoors, a well-fitted respirator type mask (such as a niosh certified n95 or equivalent respirator) that does not allow air to pass through small openings between the mask and face, can help reduce your exposure to the fine particles in smoke. These fine particles generally pose the greatest risk to health. However, respirators do not reduce exposure to the gases in wildfire smoke. It is important to listen to your body and reduce or stop activities if you are experiencing symptoms.
Be sure to check on people in your care and those around you who may be more susceptible to smoke.
Pay attention to information and direction from your local authorities and evacuate if told to do so.
Review your wildfire smoke plan and make sure you have enough medical supplies if the smoke continues to impact your community. Contact your health care provider if your condition is not improving.
Be aware of your mental health. It is normal to feel anxious or isolated during a smoke event. If you experience any feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression, contact your mental health care provider for advice or visit https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-ca.
Visit www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk and your personal contribution to pollution levels, as well as for current and forecast AQHI values.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
CONTINUED:
- Angus
- Apsley
- Arthur
- Aylmer
- Balsam Lake Park
- Barrie
- Bayfield Inlet
- Baysville
- Beaverton
- Belleville
- Blue Mountains
- Bluewater
- Blyth
- Bracebridge
- Brampton
- Brantford
- Bruce Peninsula
- Burk's Falls
- Burlington
- Caledon
- Caledonia
- Cambridge
- Chatham-Kent
- City Of Hamilton
- City Of Toronto
- Cobourg
- Colborne
- Coldwater
- Collingwood
- Consecon
- County of Brant
- Deep River
- Delhi
- Dunchurch
- Dundalk
- Dunnville
- Eastern Algonquin Park
- Eastern Elgin County
- Eastern Lambton County
- Eastern Middlesex County
- Eastern Northumberland County
- Erin
- Essex County
- Fenelon Falls
- Fort Irwin
- Georgina
- Goderich
- Grand Valley
- Gravenhurst
- Grimsby
- Guelph
- Haldimand
- Haliburton
- Halton Hills
- Hanover
- Hillsdale
- Huntsville
- Innisfil
- Killbear Park
- Kincardine
- Kitchener
- Komoka
- Lagoon City
- Lake of Two Rivers
- Lakefield
- Leamington
- Lindsay
- Listowel
- London
- Mansfield
- Markham
- Midland
- Milton
- Milverton
- Minden
- Mississauga
- Mitchell
- Mount Forest
- Napanee
- New Tecumseth
- Newmarket
- Niagara Falls
- Norfolk
- Northern Dufferin County
- Northern Durham Region
- Northern Grey County
- Northern Haliburton County
- Northern Huron County
- Northern Kawartha Lakes
- Northern Niagara Region
- Northern Perth County
- Northern Peterborough County
- Northern Wellington County
- Northern York Region
- Oakville
- Orangeville
- Orillia
- Orr Lake
- Oshawa
- Owen Sound
- Oxford County
- Oxtongue Lake
- Parkhill
- Peterborough City
- Petrolia
- Pickering
- Picton
- Pinery Park
- Port Carling
- Port Severn
- Quinte West
- Region of Waterloo
- Richmond Hill
- Rodney
- Rondeau Park
- Rosseau
- Sandbanks Park
- Sarnia
- Sauble Beach
- Saugeen Shores
- Shedden
- Shelburne
- Simcoe
- South River
- Southern Bruce County
- Southern Dufferin County
- Southern Durham Region
- Southern Grey County
- Southern Haliburton County
- Southern Huron County
- Southern Kawartha Lakes
- Southern Niagara Region
- Southern Perth County
- Southern Peterborough County
- Southern Wellington County
- St. Catharines
- St. Thomas
- Stratford
- Strathroy
- Tillsonburg
- Tobermory
- Town of Parry Sound
- Uxbridge
- Vaughan
- Washago
- Watford
- Welland
- Western Algonquin Park
- Western Elgin County
- Western Lambton County
- Western Middlesex County
- Western Northumberland County
- Whitney
- Windsor
- Wingham
- Woodstock
- Woodview
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