BC Heat Wave Deaths

• B.C.’s third heat wave of the summer will peak Friday and last until Sunday

  Environment Canada said heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses.

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  Aug 12, 2021
  
• 70% of sudden deaths during recent B.C. heat wave tied to extreme temperatures, coroner says

  'It's just hard to wrap your head around that many people dying in this province in one week due to extreme heat,' chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2021
  
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• Heat wave: More than 800 died in B.C. in a single week, four times more than normal

  The coroners service has yet to directly attributed any of the individual deaths to the heat, but has said it's believed to be a significant contributing factor.

  Health

  Jul 16, 2021
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• B.C. paramedic calls for head of BCEHS to resign over response to deadly heat wave

  A paramedic was outraged after the COO of BC Emergency Health Services told Global News the agency did "a very good job" responding to the crisis.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2021
• ‘It was a disaster’: B.C. paramedic describes death, heartbreak on front lines of heat wave

  A paramedic said he was 'shocked and appalled' by what he saw on the job during B.C.'s heat wave.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2021
• ‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: Vancouver police respond to dozens of heat-related deaths

  Police said officers have responded to more than 65 sudden deaths since the heat wave began on Friday and 20 sudden deaths as of 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday alone.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2021