What’s usually a postcard-perfect mountain view in B.C.’s Southern Interior is now obscured by a thick haze, as smoke blankets the region.

An air quality advisory remains in effect for much of the area, including the Central, South, and North Okanagan , as wildfire smoke continues to drift in.

“We’re seeing some smoke out there — it’s not particularly problematic overall,” said Brian Proctor, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. “But under those dense smoke plumes, the health risk increases.”

The smoke isn’t just coming from nearby fires. Proctor says much of it is being pushed in from wildfires burning south of the border.

“We’re seeing smoke generated from eastern Oregon and eastern Washington at this point, along with local generation from the Peachland fire,” he explained. “T

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