Karen Sherriffs, CEO of the 2025 Canada Summer Games host society, said organizers are working closely with the province's emergency operations centre to monitor air quality ahead of the start of competition. (Alex Kennedy/CBC)

As parts of the Avalon Peninsula face wildfires and poor air quality conditions as a result, the CEO of the 2025 Canada Games host society says it's an issue organizers are keeping an eye on.

On Wednesday, Karen Sherriffs said organizers have been working closely with the province's emergency operations centre and that conditions haven't hampered competition as of yet.

"At this point, they have assured us that there should be no impact to the 2025 Canada Games," Sherriffs told reporters.

"[It's] no different than any weather event that we would have for the Ca

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