There was talk during the Sunday meeting between members of the BCFC executive of a mid-week game, but at the end of the day they decided against it.

“Our executive felt that as much as air quality is a risk to our players safety, so are games with a short turnaround time. Additionally, all our coaches and support staff have regular jobs in addition to volunteering with their teams. Mid-week just isn’t an option,” noted McLaren.

The league is already looking ahead to this weekend’s game between the Broncos and Valley Huskers that is scheduled to take place at Hillside Stadium.

“We don’t honestly know at this point what the next few weeks holds, so will be paying very close attention to schedules, air quality,” said McLaren on Sunday in the wake of Saturday’s cancellation. “We are ahead of ourselves right now, but are presently looking at if this weekend’s game in Kamloops between the Broncos and Huskers could be played in Chilliwack if need be. We aren’t there yet, but we have to be ready for all situations.”

While the B.C. Football Conference said on Friday the game would tentatively go ahead, the degradation of the air quality in Kamloops forced its hands and it had no choice but to call the game.