Poor Air Quality: Consider Avoiding/Postponing Outdoor Exercise

The air quality on Thetis is very poor right now (as of 4:30pm the sensor at the Community Hall reads 112 fine particles per cubic meter; a sensor in Chemainus reads 109, and one in Ladysmith reads is 153). When the air is this polluted, deep breathing can trigger Asthma attacks and worsen COPD and other lung diseases, so consider avoiding/postponing exercise or other physical activity until the air quality improves.

See https://map.purpleair.com/ for real time readings, and 

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current for forecasts for the next 7 days.

Jonathan Thornburg