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Vol. 14, No. 29, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 www.LamontLeader.com

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The skies got dark last Thursday as smoke from the northern Alberta wildfires drifted into the Lamont County area, and further south. On Friday, skies cleared here, but got darker in the Red Deer and Calgary areas.

Northern Alberta fires darken skies in Lamont County MAUREEN SULLIVAN At 11:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, May 30, the sky was a little darker than usual as the smoke from the wildfires up north shifted down to the central Alberta area.

High levels of pollution developed over the area on Tuesday, May 28, causing Environment Canada to issue a special air quality statement for Lamont County, Strathcona County and Sturgeon County.

South-east entrance to Lamont, Thursday.

Hot and sunny conditions resulted in increasing ground level ozone concentrations. The very high risk air quality health index lasted for several hours but was lifted at 11:05 p.m.

The air quality advisory remained at moderate to high risk over the weekend, after which it is expected to clear somewhat depending on the wind.

The skies south-west of Chipman, Thursday.


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