Prairie smoke chokes Kivalliq – Nunatsiaq News

Aug 6, 2025

Nunavut should be smoke-free by Thursday, meteorologist says

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies left most of the Kivalliq Region under an Environment Canada air quality advisory in the past few days, but the smoke seems to be rolling out as the week progresses.

Hazy air is drifting east to southern Baffin Island and Nunavik and most Kivalliq communities lifted their air quality alerts as of Wednesday morning. The three Nunavut communities with ongoing air quality warnings include Naujaat, Coral Harbour and Baker Lake.

Peter Tapatai, who lives in Baker Lake, said in a Facebook message to Nunatsiaq News that the smoke in his community on Tuesday was so thick he could “barely make it down the street.”

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