Confederation College led research studying precise conditions at more than 270 spots around town.
THUNDER BAY — Researchers at Confederation College are partnering with the City of Thunder Bay to map out precise temperature and other environmental readings throughout the city in the summer months.
“Ones that are even closer to the airport, ones that are closer to the marina, ones that have more … trees, more vegetative cover around them as well.” “It’s kind of becoming more apparent people's eyes, all these things that we just haven't really put too much care into before.” “It especially causes issues for people who are young or older who have chronic health conditions,” he said. “When we are planning public spaces, we want to plan considering the populations who are going to be using the space.”
The dry conditions the city and surrounding area experienced last summer, Bouvier said, likely contributed to the heat retention in the grass, especially later in summer.
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