Smell smoke? Calgary's air quality 'moderate' for start of weekend
A stock photo of Calgary's Peace Bridge. (Pexels/Photo by Eddson Lens)
Calgary's air quality is expected to be somewhat poor for the start of the weekend.
As of 8 a.m. on Friday, the city's Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was sitting at 4 (moderate risk), according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Calgary's AQHI is forecast to climb to stay at 4 (moderate risk) Friday evening and Saturday.
Air quality advisories are in place for a large section of northern Alberta and northern Saskatchewan, and sections of northern B.C. and the Kootenay area are under a special air quality statement, but no statements or advisories are in place for Calgary.
For more information about air quality, including information on health risks, you can visit Canada.ca.
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