municipalities are changing their heat-wave management plans, including potentially keeping cooling centres open overnight, as unseasonably high temperatures hit Metro Vancouver once again this week. Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley and eastern Vancouver Island. Cooling centres may run overnightVancouver and the three North Shore municipalities are considering keeping cooling centres open overnight to deal with a potential emergency. Cooling centres throughout Vancouver may be kept open overnight this week to help people suffering from high temperatures. (Ben Nelms/CBC)"If the situation should change, there is a plan in place to open cooling centres with 24/7 capacity if needed."

Source: CBC News July 28, 2021 02:55 UTC