The air quality health index was sitting at 10+, or very high risk, as of 3:30 p.m. Sunday. An amateur rodeo was also going ahead in High River on Sunday. Tanya Froh, president of the High River Agricultural Society, said rodeo events carry a lighter workload and have a shorter duration than chuckwagon or horse races. A study published by the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology this week also suggests that wildfire smoke exposure is associated with an increased risk of contracting COVID-19. Arts Commons cancelled pop-up performances scheduled in the East Village due to the air quality as well.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2021 21:22 UTC