The City of Ottawa is opening four emergency cooling centres to help keep vulnerable residents healthy as temperatures are expected to rise throughout the week.
On Tuesday morning, Environment Canada issued an extreme heat warning in Ottawa, projecting temperatures in the mid-30s for the next three days and humidex values as high as 37 on Wednesday and Thursday.
Many traditional ways to beat the heat in Ottawa, however, are off-limits as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Public swimming pools, splash and spray pads and wading pools all remain closed under provincial restrictions. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Three of Ottawa’s public beaches — Mooney’s Bay, Westboro Beach and Petrie