Masks in high demand in Kamloops with smoke lingering around city
KAMLOOPS — A month ago, many of us would have raised our eyebrows and looked twice at the sight of them, but now breathing masks have become common place on the streets of Kamloops and in many towns around the Southern Interior.
Residents doing what they need to protect themselves from the vicious smoke from all the wildfires burning around the province.
Paul Robertson likes to throw the ball for his poodle Gunner. It’s their routine after a cold swim in the river. But for Robertson, a mask in this smoke is needed to last the hours that gunner can spend chasing the ball.
“It’s pretty bad. The mask is a must, particularly for the older people,” said Robertson. “It keeps the smoke and the particulate matters out, and I’ve got a pretty bad cough because of the smoke.”