Following a B.C. Coroners Service review into hundreds of deaths during a heat dome in 2021, the province has so far implemented just one out of three recommendations designed to reduce the number of fatalities during extreme heat.
According to Peters, the right kind of information about how to protect people during heat waves and steps to do so have not reached those who are disabled, elderly or vulnerable.The biggest risk during B.C.'s deadly heat dome: PovertyA new report says that a disproportionate number of financially vulnerable people died in British Columbia during the punishing 2021 heat dome event. Many who died had no air conditioning.
Peters also said that while cooling centres are important for people who work outside or are unhoused, they are not helpful for disabled and elderly people who need to be indoors and at home. The free air-conditioner program is also riddled with barriers, such as requiring another application process and landlord consent, she said.She added that some public health messaging rings hollow for those who live in low-income buildings and neighbourhoods.
"To prepare and respond to heat warnings, government, regional health authorities, provincial health services authorities and other agencies take actions outlined in theto keep people safe, including undertaking community outreach, wellness checks and working with community navigators and organizations focusing on high-risk populations," the ministry said in a statement.
A grandfather walks with his son and grandchild at Hot Sands Beach in Kelowna, B.C., under a smoky sky due to wildfires on Aug. 6. Some parts of the province hit record-high temperatures this week.this week, Baidwan said he has been meeting daily with public health experts and policy-makers to monitor and respond to the heat wave since Aug. 10.Heat wave topples temperature records in southern B.C.
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