Metro Vancouver’s air quality is getting back to normal.
The regional district’s Ken Reid says smoke from forest fires in Russia had been hanging over the area throughout this week, peaking over the weekend and Monday.
“But now we’re seeing quite normal particulate matter levels. Even though there may be a bit of a haze, it’s nothing too unusual for this time of year.”
He says officials will still keep an eye on wildfires in Washington State, Colorado, Alberta and elsewhere in BC in case the haze creeps back, depending on the weather patterns.
And any rain in the forecast this weekend will help to clean the air.
But so far, anyone having difficulty breathing from the smoke should be doing much better.