Alberta is promising to release air quality data for smoke that has been spreading in southern Calgary from a stubborn landfill fire.
The fire has been smouldering in piles of material at the ECCO Recycling landfill for more than a week, with smoke drifting into nearby communities.
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas co-signed a letter with Ward 11 Councillor Rob Ward asking the province on Friday to publicly release detailed air quality data.
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The office for Grant Hunter, Alberta’s environment minister, says it will be publicly releasing that data as soon as possible.
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The city’s fire department said Sunday the fire was smouldering deep within the material of the landfill.
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The department says it is smothering the burning material with dirt and water but say landfill fires can take a considerable amount of time to fully extinguish.
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