Heat Warnings Issued for Interior Health Region

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for multiple areas in the Interior Health region even though the province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region.

The warnings were issued on Sunday as temperatures increased through the Health District well into the mid to high thirties..

Everyone is at risk of heat-related illness, but hot temperatures can be especially dangerous for seniors aged 65 years or older; infants and young children; pregnant people; people with chronic health conditions and mental illnesses; people who work outdoors; and people who live alone or are socially isolated, homeless, or unsheltered.

More details about extreme heat, including symptoms of heat-related illness and those most at risk, are available on the IH’s Extreme Heat page