"Breathing in the Canadian wildfires smoke cannot be the new normal," said Candice Miller, Macomb County public works commissioner.

Air quality alerts remain in effect through this evening as wildfire smoke from Canada continues to settle across the area. While there may be some improvement near the surface this afternoon, it will still appear hazy for much of the day.

An air quality alert was issued by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday due to smoke from wildfires in Canada.