Air quality warnings

Issued warnings

Location Warning Type Status Date
Northeast B.C. Air Quality Warning - Wildfire Smoke End Jun 27, 2025
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About air quality warnings

An air quality warning is issued when pollutant concentrations approach or exceed predetermined limits, or when degraded-air-quality episodes are expected to continue or worsen.

Warnings are issued to:

  • inform about degraded air quality
  • help people make informed choices about reducing their exposure to elevated concentrations of air pollutants
  • provide vulnerable individuals and the general public with health advice developed by BC health agencies

Warnings, other than those driven by wildfire smoke, serve as a trigger for emission reduction actions (such as industrial emissions or wood stove use) when specified by provincial waste discharge authorizations and local government bylaws.