WATCH: It’s been a year of weather extremes in this country, and Wednesday night it was the heat in parts of Central Canada that was breaking records. It was so hot in some places, Environment Canada has issues heat warnings. Mike Drolet reports.
TORONTO – Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health has upgraded the city’s heat alert to an extreme heat alert for Wednesday.
It is expected to be the hottest day of the week with the temperature reaching a high of 34 C for parts of Southern Ontario.
Toronto’s extreme heat alert means cooling centres will be open to the public.
Below are the following seven locations:
• Metro Hall – 55 John St. (This cooling centre opens at 11 a.m. on the day the alert is issued and remains open 24 hours a day for the duration of the Extreme Heat Alert.)
• East York Civic Centre – 850 Coxwell Ave. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• North York Civic Centre – 5100 Yonge St. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• Driftwood Community Centre – 4401 Jane St. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• Etobicoke Civic Centre – 399 The West Mall (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• McGregor Community Centre – 2231 Lawrence Ave. E. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• Centennial Park Community Centre – 1967 Ellesmere Rd. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
If cool air isn’t good enough for you, eight pools in Toronto have extended hours until 11:45 p.m.
• Alex Duff Memorial Pool, 779 Crawford Ave.
• Alexandra Park Pool, 275 Bathurst St.
• Cummer Park Community Centre Pool, 6000 Leslie St.
• Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool, 1369 St. Clair Ave. W.
• McGregor Park Outdoor Pool, 2231 Lawrence Ave. E.
• Monarch Park Pool, 115 Felstead Ave.
• Sunnyside-Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
• Smithfield Outdoor Pool, 175 Mount Olive Dr.
An Environment Canada issued heat warning remains in effect for much of the Greater Toronto Area.
The hot weather has also caused a number of delays on GO Train lines.
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Commuters are being advised that travel times may be increased at certain times during the day as a result of the heat absorbed by the steel tracks.
Officials say trains may have to slow down to prevent the tracks from buckling under the hot sun.
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The weather office says a hot airmass is still hovering over Southern Ontario with the weather conditions to ease slightly on Thursday.
The public is reminded to watch for heat-related symptoms including dizziness or fainting, nausea, headache, rapid breathing and extreme thirst.
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People are also encouraged to check up on the most vulnerable including elderly family members and those who are chronically ill.
Police are also warning drivers not to leave their pets inside their vehicles.
York Regional Police responded to a number of calls on Tuesday and are advising motorists to leave pets at home.
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