According to the latest samples, tree pollen counts in the Vancouver area are off the charts. Samples taken by a local allergen monitoring station found more than 3,000 grains of cedar pollen present per cubic metre of air. "It's definitely allergy season now in Vancouver," said Dawn Jurgens, director of operations at Aerobiology Research Laboratories where the samples were analyzed. Each spring, specific proteins in tree pollen trigger symptoms like coughing, sneezing and itchy eyes in Canadians with allergies. Aerobiology has stations across the country collecting samples of pollen, including in Vancouver, Victoria, Burnaby and Kelowna.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2019 23:03 UTC