Air quality advisories have been extended for parts of the Interlake, Winnipeg, and eastern Manitoba because of smoke from forest fires in northwestern Ontario.
The first advisories were issued Monday and extended slightly further north today.
A few places under the advisory include:
- Arborg, Hecla, Fisher River, Gypsumville and Ashern
- Berens River, Little Grand Rapids, Bloodvein and Atikaki
- Bissett, Victoria Beach, Nopiming Provincial Park and Pine Falls
- Winnipeg
- Island Lake, Oxford House, Gods Lake
- Poplar River
- Selkirk, Gimli, Stonewall and Woodlands
Southerly winds are expected to blow some of the smoke into central areas of the province later today.