MONTREAL — An oppressive heat wave continued to blanket central and southern Ontario, southern Quebec and much of the Maritimes on Wednesday, with daytime highs hitting 30 C to 35 C — above 40 C with the humidex — and officials warning about the dang
ers of such extreme temperatures.
The high humidity and relatively high nighttime temperatures are making this week’s weather especially gruelling, Smith said Wednesday during a federal government news conference. “People are not able to cool off for an extended period of time,” she said. “It will be a muggy, hot few days for Eastern Canada.”
On Wednesday afternoon, volunteers from Toronto non-profit Project FoodChain delivered water to people experiencing homelessness in the city's west end. The group says it plans to deliver 230,000 bottles of water across Toronto and neighbouring Peel region. Early-season heat waves can be more dangerous because people are not as acclimatized as they may be later in the summer, said Peter Berry, a Health Canada senior policy analyst and science adviser. “When something happens like this, that’s so quick and so intense, it can be a problem for that reason,” he said during the federal news conference.
Spokesperson Frédéric Savard said the town's outdoor pools will open earlier than usual this year, but still not before this weekend. “This heat is exceptional for Rimouski,” he said. “These are temperatures that we usually see in July or August.” Michel Alsayegh, president of the order of chemists, says sunscreens are designed to protect the skin from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays and that scientific research demonstrates the efficacy and safety of these products when used properly.
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