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By battlefordsNOW Staff

Smoke advisory

Special air quality advisory issued for parts of northern Sask.

May 28, 2025 | 6:27 PM

Smoke from the wildfires plaguing the north part of Saskatchewan and Manitoba is starting to drift into the northwestern part of the province.

“What we have to watch out for in the Meadow Lake area and the Battlefords area over the next little while is the north easterly wind,” said Meteorologist Eric Dykes, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

“That is really the main talking point for when it comes to weather here over the next few days.”

A special air quality statement was issued Wednesday afternoon for areas east of Meadow Lake.

“We are going to see some of the smoke kind of trundle about the source region of the fires and make its way into parts of the Meadow Lake area and also the Prince Albert area,” he said.

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According to the statement, which is in effect for Green Lake, Rural Municipality of Big River, Chitek Lake, the smoke will cause reduced visibility and poor air quality.

As such, they recommend avoiding outdoor activities, especially for those with chronic breathing conditions, keep windows closed, and if available, turn on air conditioning. As the smoke moves through the area, people may experience headaches, coughing or eye and throat irritations.

Dykes said the smoke is expected to start move into the region in the early morning hours of Thursday and is expected to move in the afternoon.

“It is going to be transient, so that’s a good thing,” he said, noting the smoke will drift back north.

The Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake and Waterhen Lake First Nation have also been included in the advisory but only because the smaller regions “have kind of an odd shape to them” and there is an eastern propagation (atmospheric movement) of that area.

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