VANCOUVER - B.C.’s Ministry of Atmosphere and the Northern Well being authority issued an air high quality advisory on Wednesday for Vanderhoof and Houston.
The ministry says stagnant winter situations created “elevated air pollution ranges,” which will be harmful for some, and it urged folks keep indoors to restrict publicity.
It didn't present a timeline however says excessive concentrations of high quality particulate matter had been anticipated to persist till climate situations change.
Fog advisories had been additionally issued for Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Metro Vancouver, and the central and western Fraser Valley.
The ministry says dense fog was anticipated to carry Wednesday afternoon earlier than redeveloping in a single day.
It says visibility could also be diminished to close zero and it urged drivers to decelerate, look ahead to tail lights and be ready to cease.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 26, 2022.