News Release Archive
HEALTH--UPDATE: SMOKE FROM QUEBEC FOREST FIRES
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While air quality improved across Nova Scotia today, there is a
possibility it could worsen tonight.
The chief medical officer of health recommends that people with
respiratory problems such as asthma or chronic bronchitis should
continue to take the following precautions:
- consider limiting time spent outdoors until conditions improve;
- air exchange units that bring air in from the outside should be
turned off if they are worsening indoor air quality;
- people with respiratory problems who have specific questions
about their risk should contact their family physician.
Further updates will be provided as needed.
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Contact: Lori MacLean
Department of Health
902-424-5025
trp June 11, 1997 - 3:45 p.m.