High Risk Air Quality Alert for IAEJS, BC

Source: ECCC · IAEJS, BC

This station registered an AQHI of 7 (High Risk (7-9)) on 2026-08-02. This page preserves the ECCC automatic monitoring row. Confirm the live AQHI value on ECCC's air quality map before changing outdoor plans.

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Station
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Province / region
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AQHI value
7
Risk category
High Risk (7-9)
Measurement date
2026-08-02
Published
August 2, 2026
AQHI-7-9

Practical guidance: People with heart or breathing conditions should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; most others can continue usual activities but should watch for symptoms like coughing or throat irritation.

Record status: Historical ECCC reading from August 2, 2026. AQHI values change hourly, open the ECCC AQHI map before outdoor plans.

Current Air Quality

IAEJS, BC (Pacific & Northern region) reported an AQHI reading of 7 in the High Risk category on 2026-08-02 at 07. The primary concern is the AQHI.

What This Means

This corresponds to a High Risk air quality level.

Who Should Take Precautions

Groups at risk based on the High Risk category.

What You Should Do

Take precautions appropriate for High Risk air quality.

Source

ECCC

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

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What People Ask

Questions readers often have about this AQHI air-quality advisory.

What AQHI reading was recorded?
AQHI of 7 (High Risk) observed in IAEJS, BC on 2026-08-02.
What does High Risk (7-9) mean?
Sensitive groups should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor exertion. People with heart or breathing conditions should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; most others can continue usual activities but should watch for symptoms like coughing or throat irritation.
How often does ECCC update this AQHI reading?
Environment and Climate Change Canada's AQHI network refreshes throughout the day. This Areazine page is a dated snapshot for this region; open the ECCC air quality map for the current hourly value.
Has station this station had AQHI alerts before?
Areazine's archive has no other high-AQHI (7+) reading recorded at this station yet, this appears to be its first tracked alert.
How is the AQHI scale different from a single-pollutant index?
The Air Quality Health Index combines ground-level ozone, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and nitrogen dioxide into one 1-10+ scale describing overall health risk, rather than reporting one pollutant's concentration on its own.