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WOCN20 CWVR 121823
SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT
FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE B.C. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND PARKS
AT 10:23 A.M. PST THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= EAST COLUMBIA.
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==DISCUSSION==
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WARNING FOR
GOLDEN DUE TO ELEVATED COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER.
EXPOSURE TO COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER IS PARTICULARLY A CONCERN FOR
INFANTS, OLDER ADULTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS (SUCH AS
ASTHMA, COPD, HEART DISEASE, AND DIABETES) OR RESPIRATORY
INFECTIONS, AND THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT. PERSONS WITH CHRONIC
UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR ACUTE INFECTIONS SHOULD POSTPONE OR
REDUCE STRENUOUS EXERCISE UNTIL THE WARNING IS ENDED. ANYONE
EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS SUCH AS CONTINUING EYE OR THROAT IRRITATION,
CHEST DISCOMFORT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGH OR WHEEZING, SHOULD
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. STAYING INDOORS
HELPS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.
CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS
CHANGE AND/OR LOCAL EMISSIONS ARE REDUCED.
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 13, 2026 AND POSTED TO THE
PROVINCE'S AIR QUALITY WARNINGS WEBPAGE:
HTTPS://AQWARNINGS.GOV.BC.CA/
VISIT THE PROVINCIAL AIR QUALITY DATA WEBPAGE FOR REAL-TIME
OBSERVATIONS:
HTTPS://WWW2.GOV.BC.CA/GOV/CONTENT/ENVIRONMENT/AIR-LAND-WATER/AIR/AIR-QUALITY
ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE
AS AIR CONTAMINANT LEVELS INCREASE, HEALTH RISKS INCREASE. CONSIDER
REDUCING OR RESCHEDULING OUTDOOR SPORTS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY OUTDOOR AIR
POLLUTION SHOULD REDUCE OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS
OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS. THIS INCLUDES
PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OLDER, PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS, INFANTS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH AN EXISTING ILLNESS OR CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITION SUCH AS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD),
HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES, AND PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CURRENT AIR QUALITY, VISIT
HTTPS://WWW2.GOV.BC.CA/GOV/CONTENT/ENVIRONMENT/AIR-LAND-WATER/AIR.
VISIT HTTP://WWW.AIRHEALTH.CA FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REDUCE YOUR
HEALTH RISK AND YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION LEVELS, AS
WELL AS FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST AQHI VALUES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PSPC
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