The residents of interior B.C. are getting a break from the smoke blanketing their communities, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.

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An interactive model of the smoke can be viewed

Henderson said that the smoke will be pushed north, where it will disperse.

The people most at risk are the elderly, the young and the immunocompromised, she noted.

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Pregnant women could see smaller babies if they much time in smokey areas.

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The CDC recommends that those most at risk and anyone having a hard time with the smoke to create a clean air shelter.

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Self-evacuating, even if not under evacuation order or alert, is also an option, she noted.