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The Squamish Chief asks: How are you being impacted by the wildfire smoke?

A thick haze is settling over the Sea to Sky region, with officials warning that wildfire smoke will impact areas like Squamish and Whistler.

Squamish residents can expect the horizon to be smoky in the Sea to Sky over the next two days due to ongoing wildfires in the province.

“Smoky haze will be present across the majority of the B.C. landscape and can be highly variable,” reads the Emergency Info BC alert.

During a wildfire, smoke conditions can change quickly and can vary hour by hour. 

Squamish and Whistler will be impacted in the short term.

You can monitor the situation for wildfires in your area at EmergencyInfoBC.

The next update is expected on Sept. 4. 

The Squamish Chief headed out to see how the smoke was impacting locals. Here's what we heard.