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The province had 76 active wildfires, up from 71 on Friday, with 23 burning out of control, according to provincial data on Monday. Smoke from the blazes — which are most active in the central and western parts of the province — was set to drift south to Calgary on Tuesday, worsening the air quality into the “high risk” category, according to Environment Canada.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The epicentre of the fires is a major region for natural gas and light oil production, and infernos in the area earlier this year shut down significant amounts of output. On Saturday, TC Energy Corp. shut two compressor stations that were part of its NOVA Gas Transmission system and a gas-storage facility that were close to wildfires in the Edson area. Cooler weather and rain is expected.
“If you look at Western Canada, it’s completely covered by the smoke,” Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said in a media briefing. Edmonton, Alberta, and Saskatoon, Sask., also reported unhealthy air quality, and the haze could remain over parts of both provinces into Wednesday, Cheng said.
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