Yellow Warning - Air Quality
ECCC Vancouver BC · CA
English
Yellow Warning - Air Quality - In Effect
- Event
- Air Quality
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Environmental, Health, Geophysical, Meteorological, Transportation
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Monitor
Description
Details
Elevated pollution levels are expected or occurring. The Ministry of Environment and Parks in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority has issued an Air Quality Warning for Castlegar due to elevated fine particulate matter. Exposure to fine particulate matter is particularly a concern for infants, older adults, individuals with chronic conditions (such as asthma, COPD, heart disease, and diabetes) or respiratory infections, and those who are pregnant. Postpone or reduce strenuous outdoor activities until the warning has ended. Spend time indoors in a space with filtered air. Monitor your symptoms and seek prompt medical attention if needed. Current conditions are expected to persist until weather conditions change and/or local emissions are reduced. The next update will be on September 26, 2026 and posted to the province’s Air Quality Warnings webpage. Visit the provincial air quality data webpage for real-time observations.
Impacts and guidance
Visit https://www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk and your personal contribution to pollution levels, as well as for current and forecast AQHI values. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
Affected areas
- West Kootenay
Public contact
- Issuer
- Environment Canada, the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks
- Audience
- General Public
- Website
- https://weather.gc.ca/
French
Avertissement Jaune - Qualité De L'air - En Vigueur
- Event
- Qualité de l'air
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Environmental, Health, Geophysical, Meteorological, Transportation
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Monitor
Description
Détails
Les niveaux de pollution sont supérieurs à la normale ou devraient le devenir. Le Ministry of Environment and Parks, en collaboration avec l'Interior Health Authority, a émis un avertissement sur la qualité de l'air pour Castlegar en raison de la concentration élevée de particules fines. L'exposition aux particules fines est particulièrement nocive pour les nourrissons, les personnes âgées, les personnes souffrant de maladies chroniques (comme l'asthme, la bronchopneumopathie chronique obstructive BPCO , les maladies cardiovasculaires et le diabète) ou d'infections respiratoires, ainsi que pour les personnes enceintes. Veuillez reporter ou limiter les activités intenses à l'extérieur jusqu'à la fin de l'avertissement. Passez du temps à l'intérieur dans un espace où l'air est filtré. Surveillez vos symptômes et consultez rapidement un médecin au besoin. Les conditions actuelles devraient persister jusqu'à ce que les conditions météorologiques changent ou que les émissions locales soient réduites. La prochaine mise à jour sera émise le 26 septembre 2026 et publiée sur la page Web des avertissements sur la qualité de l'air de la province. Consultez la page Web des données sur la qualité de l'air de la province pour obtenir des observations en temps réel (en anglais seulement).
Impacts et conseils
Consultez le site https://www.coteairsante.ca pour en savoir plus sur comment réduire les risques pour la santé et comment contribuer à réduire la pollution, de même que pour connaître les valeurs actuelles et prévues de la CAS. Veuillez continuer à surveiller les alertes et les prévisions émises par Environnement Canada.
Affected areas
- Kootenay Ouest
Public contact
- Issuer
- Environnement Canada, B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks
- Audience
- Grand Public
- Website
- https://meteo.gc.ca/
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m17s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NAADS
- Feed
- NAADS Oakville
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3D4DZASFNWJ7FVYENF7QHBM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.124.3145432007.2026
- Sender
- cap-pac@canada.ca
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- Env. Can. - Can. Met. Ctr. – Montréal
- Handling codes
- profile:CAP-CP:0.4
layer:SOREM:1.0
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1
layer:SOREM:2.0 - Note
- Service Notice – July 2026: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For Spring 2026, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's deployment to introduce free-form polygons to represent the true threat area of a weather hazard, which was originally scheduled for June 2026, is delayed. We will communicate the new date when it is available. Monitor https://dd.weather.gc.ca/doc/genots/ for notifications on the new launch date. Information about free-form polygons representing the true threat area of a weather hazard remains under media embargo until launch, 2) marine alerts will now be issued for smaller zone splits in certain areas of Atlantic and Pacific waters and 3) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – juillet 2026: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour le printemps 2026, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) Le déploiement par ECCC visant à introduire des polygones de forme libre pour représenter la zone réelle de menace d’un aléa météorologique, qui était initialement prévu pour juin 2026, est retardé. Nous communiquerons la nouvelle date lorsqu’elle sera disponible. Surveiller https://dd.weather.gc.ca/doc/genots/ pour les notifications concernant la nouvelle date de lancement. Les informations concernant les polygones de forme libre représentant la zone réelle de menace d’un aléa météorologique demeurent sous embargo médiatique jusqu’au lancement, 2) les alertes marines seront désormais émises pour des subdivisions de zones plus petites dans certaines régions des eaux de l’Atlantique et du Pacifique et 3) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/
- Issuing office
- Pacific and Yukon Storm Prediction Centre (CWVR)
English
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| profile:CAP-CP:Event:0.4 | airQuality |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Type | warning |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Broadcast_Intrusive | no |
| layer:SOREM:1.0:Broadcast_Immediately | No |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Parent_URI | msc/alert/environment/hazard/alert-3.0-ascii/consolidated-xml-2.0/20260925202937514/WL_20_30_CWVR/AQW/202640523599594742202609250502_WL_20_30_CWVR/actual/en_proper_complete_c-fr_proper_complete_c/NinJo |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:CAP_count | A:23900 M:123096 C:142321 |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Location_Status | active |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Name | yellow warning - air quality |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Coverage | British Columbia |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Designation_Code | WL_20_30_CWVR |
| layer:SOREM:2.0:WirelessImmediate | No |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Alert_Location_Status | active |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Newly_Active_Areas | 084300 |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Event_End_Time | 2026-09-26T20:25:00.000Z |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Risk_Tiered_Ranking | 8 |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Impact | moderate |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Confidence | high |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Colour | yellow |
French
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| profile:CAP-CP:Event:0.4 | airQuality |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Type | warning |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Broadcast_Intrusive | no |
| layer:SOREM:1.0:Broadcast_Immediately | No |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Parent_URI | msc/alert/environment/hazard/alert-3.0-ascii/consolidated-xml-2.0/20260925202937514/WL_20_30_CWVR/AQW/202640523599594742202609250502_WL_20_30_CWVR/actual/en_proper_complete_c-fr_proper_complete_c/NinJo |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:CAP_count | A:23900 M:123096 C:142321 |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Location_Status | active |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Name | avertissement jaune - qualité de l'air |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:Alert_Coverage | Colombie-Britannique |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Designation_Code | WL_20_30_CWVR |
| layer:SOREM:2.0:WirelessImmediate | No |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Alert_Location_Status | active |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Newly_Active_Areas | 084300 |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Event_End_Time | 2026-09-26T20:25:00.000Z |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Risk_Tiered_Ranking | 8 |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Impact | modéré |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:MSC_Confidence | élevée |
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1:Colour | jaune |
Locations
English
Location data
- West Kootenay
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:CLC | 084300 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903011 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903015 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903041 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903043 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903045 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903047 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903052 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903056 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903058 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905005 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905009 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905014 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905018 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905023 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905026 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905030 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905050 |
- Polygons
- 48.9991,-117.0272 48.9984,-117.1382 48.9998,-117.6076 48.9997,-117.919 48.9999,-118.0805 49.1482,-118.1874 49.3599,-118.3111 49.5293,-117.73 49.6799,-117.141 49.4089,-117.0945 49.0992,-117.0727 49.0502,-117.0415 48.9991,-117.0272
French
Location data
- Kootenay Ouest
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0:CLC | 084300 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903011 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903015 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903041 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903043 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903045 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903047 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903052 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903056 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5903058 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905005 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905009 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905014 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905018 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905023 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905026 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905030 |
| profile:CAP-CP:Location:0.3 | 5905050 |
- Polygons
- 48.9991,-117.0272 48.9984,-117.1382 48.9998,-117.6076 48.9997,-117.919 48.9999,-118.0805 49.1482,-118.1874 49.3599,-118.3111 49.5293,-117.73 49.6799,-117.141 49.4089,-117.0945 49.0992,-117.0727 49.0502,-117.0415 48.9991,-117.0272