Many in the community were worried about the number of City workers that were outside in the smoky conditions yesterday (August 15th). 

The City of Airdrie said via Twitter that they received numerous calls of concerns that city workers were out in the poor conditions.

Courtesy: City of Airdrie Twitter

The City said they were grateful for the concern of the worker’s well being and moved them indoors until the conditions improve.

Yesterday, Airdrie’s air quality was rated as the highest in the province with a reading of over 10, which is in the very high-risk category.

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