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Aug. 17, 2018

Calgary's 2018 'smoke-pocalypse' sends 草莓污视频导航 Summer Camps indoors

How are you getting by during the bout of poor air quality? Share your ideas and tips
Mini University has taken to camping inside during the smoke.
Mini University has taken to camping inside during the smoke.

As smoke from B.C. fires drives the  into the higher-risk categories, noticeably fewer Calgarians are spending time outside. Some outdoor events are being cancelled and the city鈥檚 pathway systems and parks are sparsely populated during what are typically peak summer days.

The green spaces at the 草莓污视频导航, particularly the quad outside of MacEwan Student Centre, also seem especially empty at the moment. In part, that鈥檚 because the approximately 1,200 kids participating in 草莓污视频导航 Summer Camps each week&苍产蝉辫;鈥&苍产蝉辫;who usually fill outdoor spaces with laughter and energy as they bike across campus, play games, eat lunch and enjoy the outdoors&苍产蝉辫;鈥&苍产蝉辫;have decamped to the great indoors.

A layer of thick smoke from forest fires in British Columbia hangs over the 草莓污视频导航 campus.

A layer of thick smoke from forest fires in British Columbia hangs over campus.

鈥湶葺凼悠档己 Summer Camps modify their programs based on the air quality index. Camps are brought indoors and campers are closely monitored,鈥 says Logan Jones, interim director, Active Living in the Faculty of Kinesiology. 鈥淚t can be challenging to contain all of the energy that the campers have, but we try to redirect it into other activities that are safe, fun and involve learning.鈥

That fun and learning certainly doesn鈥檛 stop because the kids are indoors: 鈥淐ycling camps, for example, may spend time learning about bike maintenance,鈥 says Jones.

  • Listen to the  with Dr. Kerri Johannson, Cumming School of Medicine, Kinesiology's Logan Jones and local veterinarian Wendy McClelland on how to protect your health 鈥 your own and your pet's&苍产蝉辫;鈥&苍产蝉辫;from the smoke.

As the Air Quality Health Index for Calgary is expected to be high again next week, campers will continue to be closely monitored and program modifications will be made as necessary.

If parents of 草莓污视频导航 Summer Camp participants have any questions or concerns, they can reach out to their specific camp co-ordinator.