Like much of the rest of the province, Davidson and district was coated in a dense haze of smoke on Monday morning, caused by ongoing forest fires in northern Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.

Environment Canada has issued alerts for most of the province this morning, including the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw, and the areas between them.

According to the alerts, visibility has been reduced to less than two kilometres in many areas, particularly in the northern and central regions of Saskatchewan.

The smoke has also resulted in poor air quality; the alerts state that smoke near the ground may cause potential high health risk conditions. Environment Canada also said the smoke is expected to persist over the next couple of days.