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Wildfires across province degrade air quality

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Karen Mortensen first noticed that her breathing was becoming more laboured a few days ago, but the situation intensified on Sunday as the air thickened in the Fraser Valley. A heavy haze blanketed the Valley, including Abbotsford and Mission, due to smoke from wildfires throughout the province and in Washington State. Mortensen suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung disease that constricts breathing. The diminishing air quality resulted in Mortensen having to confine herself to her Mission home. “For me, when the air gets really thick like this … it makes it extremely hard to breathe.” She uses inhalers and is now taking the maximum dose. Even climbing the stairs in her home has become labour-intensive. “This is the worst year ever … I have never seen it like this.” Many other people posting on the Abbotsford News Facebook page reported similar issues such as coughing, sore throat, stuffy nose, headache and difficulty breathing. “I have a very rare lung disease and I haven’t

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Commuters on Hwy. 1 near Whatcom Road drove in unprecedented hazy conditions Monday morning. Smoke from forest fires prompted an air quality advisory for Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

A7 Police post drivers’ laughable explanations for motoring offences

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