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JCAAC, PRA Air Quality Alert: Very High Risk on 2026-09-22

Source: ECCC · JCAAC, PRA

This station registered an AQHI of 11 (Very High Risk (10+)) on 2026-09-22 at 19:00. 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
11
Risk category
Very High Risk (10+)
Measurement date
2026-09-22 at 19:00
Published
September 22, 2026
AQHI-10PLUS

Practical guidance: Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.

Record status: Published September 22, 2026. ECCC updates AQHI readings hourly, confirm the live value before acting.

AQHI network standing

Ranked by archived AQHI value across Areazine's ECCC mirror (27 stations nationwide, any province).

This station AQHI
11
Archive rank
#9 of 27

Higher AQHI in archive

Current Air Quality

JCAAC in PRA (Prairies region) recorded an AQHI of 11, categorized as Very High Risk, observed on 2026-09-22 at 19:00.

What This Means

An AQHI reading of 11 corresponds to the Very High Risk category.

Who Should Take Precautions

All individuals may be affected at this Very High Risk level.

What You Should Do

Limit outdoor activities and follow official air quality guidance.

Source

ECCC Air Quality Alert

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

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Common Questions

What people usually ask about a notice like this one.

What AQHI reading was recorded? ▾
AQHI reached 11 (Very High Risk) in JCAAC, PRA on September 22, 2026.
What does Very High Risk (10+) mean? ▾
Health effects likely for everyone; sensitive groups should reduce or reschedule outdoor exertion. Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.
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.

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