Several daytime cooling centres are being opened across Chatham-Kent as the municipality faces its second heat wave in less than two weeks.
Municipal offices in Blenheim, Chatham, Ridgetown, Tilbury, and Wallaceburg, will offer space for people to stop in, sit, have a drink of water, and cool off during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Employment and Social Services will offer the same service at their main office lobby located on the first floor of the Community Human Services Building at 435 Grand Ave West in Chatham.
Hope Haven will offer a cooling station at their location at 183 Wellington Street West, Chatham, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
And in Wallaceburg, the James Street Drop In Centre will also provide a cooling station at their location at 719 James Street from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The public library branches in Chatham-Kent can also offer the public a place to escape the heat.
Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Chatham-Kent on Monday with temperatures expected to reach the low to mid-30 C range on Tuesday and Wednesday.
