Category: Fire
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Update: Smoky Skies Return – Bulletin Issued – Rain next week?
Bulletin Issued Saturday As you’ve no-doubt noticed, the smoke has returned to Vancouver Island including the Alberni Valley. Environment Canada and the Ministry of Environment have issued a Bulletin but it does not cover Vancouver Island at this time. Just the same, with the elevated levels of pm2.5 I would take precautions. The Ministry has…
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Inlet winds clear the air
Just noticed the southerly winds up the Inlet have kicked in and dramatically improved the air quality and reduced the pm2.5 readings. We went from 40ug/m3 and an AQI of over 100 to 7ug/m3 and AQI below 30 in just the past hour. We are blessed by our geography! I would expect the Smoky Skies…
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Smoky Skies Bulletin Issued
Note: There looks to be a bug in the data software. It’s showing a blue ? for the image reading. The numbers are still correct though. The best place to see all current AQ readings in the Valley is on the Current Air Quality Readings Page. Smoke Source – Fraser Valley Canyon Fire Looking at…
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Heat and Meteors
Update. The ficus of the Meteors will now be rising over the Beauforts. The later you look tonight the better, brighter, and higher in the sky they will get. Good morning friends. The two major things to watch for in the coming days are the heat wave that will begin today and continue through Tuesday…
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Fire near Alberni Landfill
BCWS and Valley Fire responding A quick note, unless you were in your basement, you probably noticed the airplane buzzing the City about an hour ago. That was a BC Wildfire Service Conair plane dumping retardant on a fire near the Alberni Landfill. Here is the BCWS page for the fire. It is listed as…