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Air quality in British Columbia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in British Columbia • 12:09, Nov 11

British Columbia Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy - Government of B.CMetro VancouverMarten LettingaUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaMendocino County AQMDAnonymousNJrawqaBC Lung FoundationMallowjenny whitfieldcomputeruserRaymond McOakdale ParkJSconcerned citizenCrescentPkM & FWinnipegXEckardThadolina TrophughesmgregsonBriarlynn park N VanjustinritchieCypress MountainMecklenburg County Air QualityIQAir Community MemberPRSilver Valley, Maple RidgeKCBeaton Rettich WatersAnonymousWoody NelsonStephan WehnerJKGrischaCreston BC (Hillside)Scott MerrimanIQAir Community MemberKerry AndersonMr. ErinRoss Andrewsken postleWoodlandCabins.caCreeksideHeavySprayinCVMAlex CDavid MillerOkanagan GrandeurLPetersNic JohnsonJohnHAnonymousWest61Eastern HillsidesAbel CreekHTruchanbjoernShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLiLouis SeguinVictoria500ktbepwand2Christian GraneggerJMCharlesClean Air PlanS GrLSlogan hendersonDavid Russell-LoewenCMMBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveRunaMkHecksbyTed WeaverRick PullenMark JohnstonUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationAnonymousSmashaGBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikeMMPRBGGThea DunnDavidMinistry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate ChangeJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousDuncan 1WilliamMile 284.5ChaucerOliviaBC Hydro RevelstokeChris MooreDanielJason RileyKHMRAnonymous contributor
British Columbia Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy - Government of B.CMetro VancouverMarten LettingaUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaMendocino County AQMDAnonymousNJrawqaBC Lung FoundationMallowjenny whitfieldcomputeruserRaymond McOakdale ParkJSconcerned citizenCrescentPkM & FWinnipegXEckardThadolina TrophughesmgregsonBriarlynn park N VanjustinritchieCypress MountainMecklenburg County Air QualityIQAir Community MemberPRSilver Valley, Maple RidgeKCBeaton Rettich WatersAnonymousWoody NelsonStephan WehnerJKGrischaCreston BC (Hillside)Scott MerrimanIQAir Community MemberKerry AndersonMr. ErinRoss Andrewsken postleWoodlandCabins.caCreeksideHeavySprayinCVMAlex CDavid MillerOkanagan GrandeurLPetersNic JohnsonJohnHAnonymousWest61Eastern HillsidesAbel CreekHTruchanbjoernShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLiLouis SeguinVictoria500ktbepwand2Christian GraneggerJMCharlesClean Air PlanS GrLSlogan hendersonDavid Russell-LoewenCMMBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveRunaMkHecksbyTed WeaverRick PullenMark JohnstonUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationAnonymousSmashaGBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikeMMPRBGGThea DunnDavidMinistry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate ChangeJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousDuncan 1WilliamMile 284.5ChaucerOliviaBC Hydro RevelstokeChris MooreDanielJason RileyKHMRAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time British Columbia most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Canada

Shawnigan Lake

87

2
The national flag of Canada

Nakusp

80

3
The national flag of Canada

Rossland

63

4
The national flag of Canada

Creston

58

5
The national flag of Canada

Kitwanga

56

6
The national flag of Canada

North Saanich

54

7
The national flag of Canada

Lumby

52

8
The national flag of Canada

Lake Country

50

9
The national flag of Canada

Golden

48

10
The national flag of Canada

Blind Bay

42

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#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Canada

Agassiz

0

2
The national flag of Canada

Gold River

0

3
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Ladner

0

4
The national flag of Canada

Summit Lake

0

5
The national flag of Canada

Sointula

1

6
The national flag of Canada

Moberly Lake

2

7
The national flag of Canada

Thompson-Nicola

2

8
The national flag of Canada

Chase

3

9
The national flag of Canada

Harrison Mills

3

10
The national flag of Canada

McBride

4

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