Manitobans are noticing the effects from the Saskatchewan wildfires.

The smoke has caused many to suffer from sore eyes, tears, coughing, and a runny nose.

Medical Officer of Health for the NRHA, Michael Isaac tells us what can be done: "Seek shelter indoors. For those people who have air conditioning units or furnaces that bring outside air in, they should shut that portion of their system off, and turn it to recirculate so that it’s not brining in smoky air from the outside and usually that will do the trick".

People at higher risk are young children, the elderly, pregnant women, or people with heart or lung conditions.

Isaac says those people should avoid exposure to smoke as much as possible.

The increase in smoke prompted the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer to issue a smoke advisory for the province.