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For immediate release
June 26, 2003

Smog Advisory Lifted in One Region

The Ministry of the Environment is lifting the Smog Advisory for the following forecast region:

Sault Ste Marie-Algoma

A cold front moving across the Sault Ste Marie-Algoma region, bringing clouds, showers and thunderstorms, is resulting in cleaner air.

However, a Smog Advisory continues until further notice for the following regions:

Algonquin	Ottawa-Prescott-Russell-Cornwall
Barrie-Huronia-Simcoe County	Parry Sound-Muskoka
Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk	Peterborough/Kawarthas
Elgin	Prince Edward County
Grey-Bruce	Quinte-Northumberland
Haliburton	Renfrew
Halton-Peel	Sarnia-Lambton
Hamilton	Smiths Falls-Frontenac-Lanark
Huron-Perth	Sudbury-Nickel Belt
Kingston-Brockville	Toronto
London-Middlesex-Oxford	Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin
Manitoulin	Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent
Niagara	York-Durham
North Bay-Nipissing

Smog is a hazy mix of pollutants made up of ground-level ozone, fine particulate matter and other pollutants. During the summer months, more-than half of Ontario’s smog-causing pollution originates in the United States. In cooler months, domestic sources can be significant contributors to the formation of fine particulate matter.

Ontario has one of Canada’s best air quality monitoring systems. The ministry issues Smog Advisory and Smog Watch notices in order to provide the people of Ontario with the information they need to protect themselves from the potential health effects of smog.

The Web site www.airqualityontario.com contains a list of “spare the air” actions to combat smog and minimize its effect on sensitive populations. If you want to learn more about air quality, visit the Ministry of the Environment’s Web site at www.ene.gov.on.ca. 

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Contact:
John Steele
Communications Branch
Ministry of the Environment
(416) 314-6666