News Items tag as: Heat wave

How to protect yourself and your family during the southern Interior heat wave
July 19, 2024 - 12:02 PM

It's hot outside, really hot.
Simple solution to keeping BC playgrounds cool under scorching sun
July 07, 2024 - 3:30 PM

Summer means outdoor activities in the hot sun and protecting children from intense heat during these months should be a priority.
Kamloops 'nuisance' shelter steps up to support homeless during extreme heat
July 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The Loop resource centre on Kamloops’ North Shore has opened as a cooling centre as temperatures climb toward the first heat wave of the summer and the city’s cooling centre isn’t available.
Kamloops urges residents to get ready for forecast heat wave
July 04, 2024 - 5:02 PM

As the weather warms up ahead of the forecast heat wave this weekend, the City of Kamloops is reminding residents of its heat alert response protocol.
Heatwave caused six Interior B.C. deaths
August 09, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The B.C. Coroners Service reports six people died in the Interior region during the heatwave through the province last month.
Kamloops, Penticton open cooling centres, others still planning
July 25, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Cooling centres are opening for the public in Kamloops and the Okanagan as a week-long heat wave hits most of B.C.
64 more people than average died in Interior Health during heat wave
July 07, 2021 - 7:30 AM

For the seven peak days of B.C.’s recent heat wave, 110 residents in the Interior Health region died.
Death toll from B.C. heat wave climbing
June 30, 2021 - 3:35 PM

There have been 321 more sudden deaths in B.C. in the last five days than normal but Lisa Lapointe, B.C.’s chief coroner, cannot confirm how many of those are heat related.
Six heat wave deaths in Kamloops as extreme temperatures take toll
June 30, 2021 - 10:06 AM

Six people have died suddenly in Kamloops since June 25, when the extreme heat conditions began.
One more day of the heat wave pushes Okanagan and Canadian records even higher
June 30, 2021 - 7:16 AM

Lytton fell just short of the 50 C mark as it set another Canadian high temperature record yesterday, June 29, at 49.6 C.
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