Water tanks, cooling centres available at several Winnipeg sites during upcoming period of extreme heat

CBC News

· Posted: May 10, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

The City of Winnipeg says it's sending h2o tanks to 4 sites crossed the metropolis to springiness radical a spot to chill disconnected and get cleanable drinking h2o arsenic temperatures are forecast to emergence implicit the coming days.

While temperatures connected Saturday are lone expected to scope into the debased 20s, daytime precocious temperatures successful Winnipeg were forecast to scope into the mid-30s connected Sunday and Monday, and beryllium successful the precocious 20s connected Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Environment Canada's forecast arsenic of Friday evening.

The 4 h2o tanks volition beryllium astatine the pursuing locations crossed Winnipeg's halfway area, the metropolis said successful a Friday quality release:

• 888 Main St. astatine Stella Avenue (near Mount Carmel Clinic).
• 300 Princess St. (near Siloam Mission).
• 364 Furby St. (near Agape Table).
• 190 Disraeli Fwy. (near N'Dinawemak).

City leisure centres and libraries volition besides beryllium disposable for radical to chill disconnected and get drinking h2o during operating hours. Winnipeg's indoor pools volition besides beryllium unfastened for radical to travel chill down, the merchandise said. 

The metropolis besides said respective 24/7 harmless spaces passim Winnipeg volition beryllium accessible during the utmost weather, including Velma's House, West End 24/7, St. Boniface Street Links, and N'Dinawemak.

Those sites usage a drop-in exemplary and connection a welcoming spot to code contiguous needs for shelter, food, assemblage and taste supports, portion besides offering referrals to health, housing, income assistance and situation counselling services, the merchandise said. 

The quality merchandise reminded radical of a fig of vigor information tips, including to enactment hydrated — and not to hold until you consciousness thirsty to portion water. Limiting intoxicant depletion besides helps, it said. Staying successful the shadiness and wearing a chapeau and escaped covering are besides important. 

The metropolis besides urged radical to cheque connected susceptible family, friends and relatives, particularly older adults oregon radical with aesculapian conditions — and to beryllium particularly mindful of prima vulnerability for babies and young children and effort to support them successful the shadiness erstwhile possible.

It besides said to guarantee children and pets are ne'er near unsocial successful closed vehicles oregon nonstop sunlight.

When utilizing further cooling appliances similar portable aerial conditions, it's besides important not to overload electrical circuits, which tin make a occurrence risk, the merchandise said. 

The metropolis besides noted the imaginable information of utmost heat, and said to telephone 911 if you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is showing signs of vigor exhaustion oregon vigor stroke. More accusation astir vigor and prima information is disposable connected the city's website.