With wildfires bringing smoke to the region, Midcoast Morning spoke with researchers about what we know about its health impacts, and heard about a community based research initiative aiming to help people use DIY tools to improve air quality during wildfires .

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Mount Underwood wildfire photo by BC Wildfire Service. (Fair Dealing)