BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 5, 2023
For the third or fourth time this year, air quality in Maine is being affected by wildfires in Canada, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou. This time, the smoke affecting northern and eastern Maine is coming from British Columbia and western Alberta. “The smoke is being channeled northward somewhat over Hudson Bay and then it’s being looped through northern and central Quebec and down through northern Maine that way,” said Victor J. Nouhan, lead forecaster at Climate Focal Points for the National Weather Service in Caribou.