In British Columbia, wildfires cause evacuations and air quality warnings

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• Sep 13, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

According to the Globe Air Quality Index, Vancouver had the worst air in the entire world on Sunday. color:#111111;letter-spacing:-.75pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">

color:#111111;letter-spacing:-.75pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Digital Desk: On Monday, expanding
wildfires in British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, led to air
quality alerts and orders for evacuations, including the removal of camp
residents who were housing employees on the Trans Mountain oil pipeline
expansion project.

Currently, there are 193
active wildfires in British Columbia, including the Flood Falls fire in the
province's south and the Battleship Mountain fire in the northeast, which have
collectively displaced about 1,000 people.

color:black">Environment Canada extended an air quality alert for Vancouver,
the largest city in British Columbia, due to elevated levels of fine
particulate matter brought on by wildfire smoke, some of which was being pushed
north from the United States.

color:black">According to the Globe Air Quality Index, Vancouver had the worst
air in the entire world on Sunday.

color:black">The 350-person Omahil Camp near Laidlaw, in southern British
Columbia, was successfully evacuated, according to Trans Mountain Corp, which
is controlled by the Canadian government.

The business stated in a
statement that "construction activities in Spread 5B (the Coquihalla to
Hope portion) continue where it is safe to do so and plans will change based on
current conditions and safety."

The 300,000 barrel per day Trans Mountain pipeline, which
transports crude from Alberta's oil sands to British Columbia, has not been
affected. coast.

The pipeline's capacity will almost be tripled as a result of the
C$21.4 billion ($16.50 billion) expansion project, but it has been plagued by
skyrocketing prices and protracted delays.