This photo from Dallas Road in Victoria. They seem particularly hit.
It's not too bad yet in Vancouver and hope it stays that way. Jim has a golf game tomorrow. We actually went for an ocean swim at 11:30 this morning. Good tide but cool water and very breezy.
VICTORIA -- Greater Victoria residents woke up to smoky skies and the worst air quality conditions in the country Tuesday morning.
The smoky haze is due to shifting overnight winds that carried a blanket of smoke into the region from wildfires in eastern and central Washington state.
The Victoria-Saanich air quality health index on Tuesday morning was rated at 9, or high health risk, just before 8 a.m., according to Environment Canada.
By 9 a.m., the severity was increased to 10, and then increased again to 10+, the highest possible risk.
The B.C. government is advising Victoria-Saanich residents to keep strenuous outdoor activity to a minimum, especially for children and the elderly.
