{"id":805168,"date":"2026-07-16T07:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/805168\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:32:15","slug":"toronto-smoke-city-cancels-outdoor-programs-heres-a-list-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/805168\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto smoke: City cancels outdoor programs. Here’s a list"},"content":{"rendered":"

A haze of wildfire smoke is continuing to choke the City of Toronto and officials have had to cancel or move many outdoor programs indoors.<\/p>\n

Early Wednesday morning, Environment Canada warned<\/a> the smoke, coming from northwestern Ontario, is causing \u201cvery poor air quality and reduced visibility,\u201d with conditions not expected to improve until Friday morning. <\/p>\n

The agency noted \u201ceveryone\u2019s health is at risk\u201d during periods of heavy smoke and urged people to limit time outdoors and reschedule or cancel outdoor activities.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at how the city is responding to that warning. <\/p>\n

Camps, Fan Festival among those affected<\/p>\n

The City of Toronto said all outdoor CampTO field trips and registered outdoor programs scheduled for Wednesday have been cancelled, postponed or moved indoors where possible because of the deteriorating air quality.<\/p>\n

As for tomorrow, July 16, the city said CampTO programs will be running with outdoor activities moved indoors. Field trips are cancelled.<\/p>\n

The city noted that other outdoor registered programming tomorrow will either be cancelled, postponed, or moved indoors where possible. City-run child care centres will remain open and operate indoors.<\/p>\n

The city said all of its outdoor pools and wading pools will be closed tomorrow.<\/p>\n

In Brampton, \u201ccamp activities have been modified to keep children indoors and limit outdoor exposure,\u201d officials noted in a news release<\/a>. In addition, \u201ccampers at outdoor-only locations have been relocated to indoor sites for the remainder of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

For youth programs at the YMCA, staff tell CP24 that \u201cprograms with access to indoor spaces move activities indoors as much as possible and camp programs without indoor spaces adjust outdoor activities.\u201d <\/p>\n

At Boys & Girls club, all \u201coutdoor activities and trips within the City of Toronto have been moved indoors, with the exception of one previously scheduled trip outside the city,\u201d officials wrote in a statement to CP24. <\/p>\n

Toronto has also cancelled today\u2019s FIFA Fan Festival and the public match broadcast at Nathan Phillips Square, saying the decision was made to protect attendees, staff, volunteers and emergency personnel who would otherwise spend extended periods outdoors.<\/p>\n

\"\"smoke A cyclist wears a mask as wildfire smoke fills Toronto, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Laura Proctor <\/p>\n

For those who were able to secure premium tickets, the city says those members will be contacted directly regarding refunds.<\/p>\n

The City of Vaughan has also cancelled their semi-final celebration<\/a> at Assembly Park. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other Toronto services such as wading pools were closed because they are commonly used by younger children. The city also noted its outdoor workers were being moved indoors where possible and other operational adjustments were being made to reduce exposure to the smoke.<\/p>\n

Other cancellations<\/p>\n

Outside city-run programs, Wednesday evening\u2019s Fitness in the Square (Sankofa Square) session featuring Socacize Fitness was also cancelled.<\/p>\n

Organizers said the decision was made because of the combination of \u201cpoor air quality\u201d and Toronto\u2019s ongoing heat warning, adding they were \u201cprioritizing the health and safety of our community, team, and instructors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"What Toronto looks like as smoke blankets the city’s skies A family walks on the waterfront in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Laura Proctor <\/p>\n

In Niagara Falls, city officials have cancelled their nightly fireworks program saying \u201cthe program will remain paused until air quality conditions improve.\u201d <\/p>\n

What are the health risks?<\/p>\n

Environment Canada says wildfire smoke can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches and coughing, while more serious symptoms can include wheezing, chest pain and severe coughing.<\/p>\n

Children, older adults, pregnant people, those with existing heart or lung conditions, outdoor workers and others who spend significant time outside are among those most vulnerable to the health impacts of wildfire smoke.<\/p>\n

Officials are advising residents to stay indoors as much as possible with windows and doors closed, \u201cusing the highest quality air filter that your ventilation system can handle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A haze of wildfire smoke is continuing to choke the City of Toronto and officials have had to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[712,49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-805168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}