Hazy days continue across Vancouver Island with a dozen active wildfires in the north

The haze of fire smoke is anticipated to continue through Tuesday midday, as residents awoke to a pink hue on the horizon Monday (Aug. 17).
Smoke from fires burning in B.C. and south of the border continues to drift over the region, getting heavier through Tuesday morning, according to the BluSky Canada smoke forecast.
The program at firesmoke.ca shows interactive forecasts of hourly and daily averages of fine inhalable particulate matter at ground level from wildfires.
As of Monday morning, 127