BobsYourUncle,
If it is any consolation--it is nearly as bad smoke wise in Regina as in Calgary. I've started up a hepa air filter. We are not getting ash per se, but it is enough to leave an acrid taste at the back of your throat. The only side benefit is that the smoke is lowering the daily high temperatures.
You might want to take a 20 minute ride West to the Canyon Hot Springs. It is up out of the valley so the smoke might be less? They do have a kind of restaurant/counter service only.
There is also the Revelstoke Alpine Gardens, again up at higher altitude. Drive your car part way up--then get on a tour bus.
You might want to occupy some of your time creating a "home made" hepa filter. Something that fits over the air return on the air conditioner?
Sorry this holiday has been a bust--but it may be a near perfect "relationship" test!
