B.C. wildfires 2018: Environment Canada issues air quality, heat warnings

Environment Canada has issued a slew of air quality warnings as wildfires continue to burn in B.C., at the same time as a heat wave is striking the coast.
While the largest wildfires are concentrated in the south-central part of B.C., 36 air quality statements have been issued across the province as far north as Atlin, 150 kilometres north of Juneau, Alaska, because of the smoke.
Weather statements are the least urgent type of alert, but they warn that smoke conditions can change quickly and peo