The town does not have an active air quality sensor despite the provincial government installing one there in September 2023. As of June 16, just two sensors are monitoring air quality throughout Labrador, in Labrador City and Nain. Indigenous people face higher rates of respiratory illnesses like asthma and bronchitis, raising the urgency of local air quality monitoring in Labrador. Data from an air quality sensor installed by the provincial government in Nain shows that air quality reached unsafe levels in the Inuit community earlier this month. In Nain, where one of just two air quality sensors are presently operating, data shows that air quality levels were high enough on June 6 to warrant the reduction or rescheduling of outdoor activities, according to the Canadian Air Quality Health index.