REGINA -- The forest fires in northern Saskatchewan have been at the top of the news in recent days, and they have now affected the Canadian Football League preseason game in Regina on Friday night.
The CFL and Saskatchewan Roughriders announced just after 5:30 p.m. that the kickoff for the game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has been pushed back to 8 p.m., with the hope that air quality conditions will improve from the Very High Risk range in the next couple of hours.
In addition, the Coors Light Party in the Park has been cancelled.
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The Roughriders released a statement earlier Friday saying that ‘the air quality at Mosaic Stadium is being actively monitored by the CFL and will be throughout game day. At this point we do not expect any delays to kickoff but will provide updates as required.”
According to Environment Canada, Regina is currently under a special air quality statement, with current conditions sitting at the 10-plus or Very High Risk range as of 3 p.m. on Friday.
Under league regulations, if the Air Quality Health Index reaches eight or above using Environment Canada metrics during warmups or the game, the air quality procedure will take effect and the game will be automatically stopped and teams sent to their dressing room.
The forecast maximums see the AQHI remaining at 10-plus through Friday night and all day Saturday.
Be sure to keep an eye on the Roughriders social media accounts for updates, and SportsCage.com will also have updates as soon as more is known.
