RELATED | Can face masks help protect you from wildfire smoke? Health expert explainsĮnvironment Canada forecasts the poor air quality to persist into the weekend.įire officials say forest fire smoke carries a campfire-like smell and ask residents to consider what they smell before calling an emergency.

Take a break from the smoke by entering a clean, cool-air setting, such as a library, shopping mall or community centre.Īnd officials urge residents to check-in on vulnerable relatives who may be more susceptible to smoke. Residents are encouraged to stay indoors with the windows closed if possible.Īvoid outdoor activity and contact a health care provider if experiencing shortness of breath, wheezing (including asthma attacks), severe cough, dizziness or chest pains.

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Prikryl noted seniors, young children, anyone with asthma or heart disease, and those working outdoors should take precautions to protect themselves as the air quality worsens. All the way to much more severe ones like significant shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations.' I've experienced that a few times myself over the past couple of days.

'There can be mild symptoms ranging from sinus irritation, a mild cough, itchy throat, and itchy eyes. Emil Prikryl, even at low concentrations. The smoke plumes from forest fires put everyone's health at risk, says Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit's Dr.

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The shifting winds late Thursday morning are predicted to push high levels of air pollution over the City of Barrie and surrounding areas from smoke emanating from wildfires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario.

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