Smoke from the Northwest Territories and British Columbia is thick enough in southeastern Saskatchewan Tuesday morning, that Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index registered a 10 on the 1 to 10+ scale at 4 a.m.
A score of 10 is on the upper end of a high risk. 10+ is a very high risk.
Environment Canada says the at-risk population should "reduce or reschedule strenuous activities outdoors. Children and the elderly should also take it easy."
The agency says the at-risk population includes:
- seniors
- pregnant people
- infants and young children
- people who work outdoors
- people involved in strenuous outdoor exercise
- people with an existing illness or chronic health conditions, such as:
- cancer
- diabetes
- mental illness
- lung or heart conditions
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