Environment Canada has removed its air quality warning shortly after 10:00 a. m. on Sunday morning.
The warning had been in place since early in the week when smoke from forest fires in northwestern Ontario drifted south, reaching parts of the northern United States. The air quality rating from Environment Canada peaked at 10+ (indicating very high risk) and was still at that level as recently as Saturday morning.
After a full day of improving conditions, the yellow warning has now been completely lifted.
As of 11:30 a. m. on Sunday, the live rating on Environment Canada’s scale is now reported as a 2, indicating “low risk” conditions. This is significantly lower than the forecasted maximum of up to a 4 rating from Environment Canada’s predictive index released this morning.
Current air quality rating for Waterloo Region according to Environment Canada
Projected air quality maximums for July 19 and 20, according to Environment Canada
The Ministry of Natural Resources’ live fire map shows there are still 181 active blazes throughout the province.
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