Air quality data to be released on smoke from stubborn Calgary landfill fire

Global News · collected 2026-09-14 · by Globalnews Digital
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Summary

Alberta’s environment minister promises to release detailed air quality data concerning smoke from a persistent fire at the ECCO Recycling landfill in southern Calgary, which has been smouldering for over a week and affecting nearby communities. Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Ward 11 Councillor Rob Ward have requested this information, as the city’s fire department continues to use dirt and water to suppress the fire while acknowledging that landfill fires can take considerable time to extinguish completely.
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Story summary

A landfill fire in the ECCO Recycling site in southern Calgary, Alberta, has been burning for over a week, causing smoke to spread into nearby communities. The Calgary Fire Department is using dirt and water to smother the flames, but landfill fires can take considerable time to extinguish completely. Concerned about air quality, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Ward 11 Councillor Rob Ward wrote a letter to the province requesting detailed data on the smoke's impact. Alberta’s environment minister, Grant Hunter, responded that this information will be released publicly as soon as possible.

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📰 Calgary Landfill Fire Smoke
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Alberta Calgary Ward 11

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Alberta GPE · 2× Calgary GPE · 2× Grant Hunter PERSON · 1× Jeromy Farkas PERSON · 1× Rob Ward PERSON · 1× Ward 11 ORG · 1×

Narrative

Get breaking National news The department says it is smothering the burning material with dirt and water but say landfill fires can take a considerable amount of time to fully extinguish.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-14
🔮 Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas co-

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

Alberta is promising to release air quality data for smoke that has been spreading in southern Calgary from a stubborn landfill fire. asserted
that → promise → fire
The fire has been smouldering in piles of material at the ECCO Recycling landfill for more than a week, with smoke drifting into nearby communities. asserted
smoke → smoulder → communities
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas co- asserted
Farkas → co → ?
The office for Grant Hunter, Alberta’s environment minister, says it will be publicly releasing that data as soon as possible. asserted
it → say → data
The city’s fire department said Sunday the fire was smouldering deep within the material of the landfill. asserted
fire → say → landfill
Get breaking National news The department says it is smothering the burning material with dirt and water but say landfill fires can take a considerable amount of time to fully extinguish. asserted
fires → get → time
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