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During heavy smoke conditions, everyone’s health is at risk regardless of their age or health status.

Limit time outdoors. Reschedule or cancel outdoor sports, activities and events.

You may experience mild and common symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough. More serious but less common symptoms include wheezing, chest pains or severe cough. If you think you are having a medical emergency, seek immediate medical assistance.

People more likely to be impacted by wildfire smoke, including people aged 65 and older, pregnant people, infants and young children, people with an existing illness or chronic health condition, and people who work outdoors, should avoid strenuous activities outdoors and seek medical attention if experiencing symptoms.

For further information visit the website https://www.airqualityontario.com/ or contact the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks at 416-314-6666.

Visit http://www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk and your personal contribution to pollution levels, as well as for current and forecast AQHI values.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

<p>A 26-year-old man faces charges including careless driving and driving while suspended in a two vehicle crash in Sarnia Saturday morning.
 
Sarnia police responded just after 9:30am to the intersection of MacKenzie St. and Davis St.
 
Police say a vehicle, northbound on MacKenzie, failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a vehicle on Davis being driven by a 49-year-old man.
 
Both drivers were taken to Bluewater Health with non-life threatening injuries.
</p>

Sarnia Police Dodge SUV (BlackburnNews.com file photo)

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Chatham Hope Haven men's shelter, April 19, 2017. (Photo by Natalia Vega)

Chatham-Kent council chambers. (Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent)

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