By Michelle Gamage, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee Wildfire smoke will continue to coat the southern half of the province over the next couple of days. By this evening, smoke is forecast to blanket Fort St. John, Prince George, Quesnel, Squamish and Williams Lake, creating an air quality health index of 10-plus — on a scale that goes only from one (low risk) to 10 (very high risk), according to the federal government. And that’s with the caveat that the air quality health index sometimes underreports health risks caused by smoky air. Wildfire smoke is harmful for everyone. Seniors, young children and infants, people who are pregnant, people with pre-existing health conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and diabetes, and people with respiratory infections like COVID-19…
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