Toronto’s scorching weather will continue
Temperatures in low 30s for ‘foreseeable future,’ Environment Canada says
Environment Canada has prolonged its heat warning for Toronto, saying that scorching temperatures are expected to remain into the coming week.
The agency initially warned that daytime temperatures between last Thursday and Sunday would range between 31 C and 33 C.
The agency now warns those temperatures are expected to stick around into this week and for the “foreseeable future.” On Sunday, Environment
Canada also said overnight temperatures will range between 20 C and 22 C for the next few days and will be “providing little relief from the heat.”
“Extreme heat affects everyone,” the agency said. “The risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors.”
The City of Toronto said 15 of its emergency cooling centres opened on Thursday and will remain open for the entire duration of the heat warning.
Even though many residents are flocking to beaches and parks to enjoy the hot weather and soak up the sun, the city warned people to follow physical distancing bylaws and provincial orders. “While visiting a beach or park, residents must practise physical distancing and avoid crowding. Provincial orders restricting gatherings of more than 10 people who are not members of the same household remain in effect,” a spokesperson said.
Residents are also being reminded that drinking alcohol outdoors in parks or beaches is prohibited. The city will enforce the law and people caught drinking outside can face fines up to $300.
Some people are not following the laws. On Saturday, the city received 69 complaints related to parks and issued three tickets. (These were not related to drinking outside.)
Since July 1, the city has provided education to almost 1,900 people about alcohol laws and other orders.
In another development related to COVID-related compliance, on Saturday night the Toronto police requested help from the public in a mischief investigation. On June18, police responded to reports of a man attempting to enter a TTC bus despite COVID-19 capacity rules at Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue East. He got involved in a dispute with the driver, walked away from the bus and ended up breaking one of the front windows with his hand.