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Special Air Quality Statement

Special Air Quality Statement | Wildfire smoke blankets Ottawa for a third day

Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Ottawa, with the air quality at 10+ "very high risk" Wednesday morning. Conditions improved in the afternoon.

A person wears a mask as they walk along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Forest fire smoke continue to shroud the Nations Capital and triggering air quality advisoryies. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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