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The Greater Victoria Public Library is a great choice if you're looking for an accessible public space to get out of the heat. Central Branch—725 Broughton St— and James Bay —385 Broughton St—are both air conditioned, and open until 7pm tonight. #yyj #heatwave

💧 Misting stations will be running throughout the city until Saturday evening to help you cool down during the hot weather. Big shout out to Victoria Fire L-730 for their work setting up the misters! Find the locations here: ow.ly/zlmU50K2zQW

Today we're sharing our deep gratitude for community organizations that stepped up during the recent heatwave in #yyj. First and foremost, a sincere thank you to Khalsa Aid Canada, who took multiple trips to drop off water, electrolytes, and other supplies to cooling centre staff.

Victoria Ready also wants to thank the staff and leadership at Cook Street Village Activity Centre CSVAC for opening their doors as an accessible public cooling centre for the duration of last week's heatwave.

.VictoriaReady is hosting a FREE Emergency Preparedness Workshop from 7 - 8 p.m. on Aug 16 in the NeighbourHub at Crystal Garden. Join us to learn about risks in #yyj & how to be prepared for all types of hazards. Register: ow.ly/8CPc50JWjqO

Environment Canada has issued a Level 1 Heat Warning for portions of BC. At this point the South Island Region and City of Victoria are NOT included in the warning, although temperatures will be elevated in the coming days.

The Regional Emergency Management Partnership in partnership with Ines Rojas Ore has launched the Regional Tsunami Portal to help@our region better prepare for tsunami. Info will be shared at 1:30pm today: m.youtube.com/watch?v=w2y3VU…

.PrepareYourself.ca in partnership with Ines Rojas Ore has launched the Regional Tsunami Portal to help our region better prepare for tsunami and what to do should one occur. Get to know where the Tsunami Hazard Zones are and plan your evacuation route: maps.prepareyourself.ca

❄️Due to extreme weather, the City has opened a warming centre from 11 p.m. Nov 7 to 8 a.m. Nov 8 at the James Bay United Church at 511 Michigan St.

The Extreme Weather Response Plan has been activated, effective Nov.7, 2022 due to the ECCC forecast showing lows of zero and snow flurries with accumulation. Extreme Weather Response shelters and warming centres have been activated and will be open overnight tonight Nov 8th #yy

Tsunami Info Stmt: M4.8 065mi SE Port Alice, British Columbia 1950PST Nov 25: Tsunami NOT expected #NTWC

❄️ Due to continued low temperatures forecast for tonight, the City will open an overnight warming centre from 8 p.m. Dec 2 to 8 a.m. Dec 3 at the James Bay United Church at 511 Michigan Street. #yyj #warmingcentre #yyjextremeweather

Would you like to learn more about how to prepare for the different types of emergencies that may affect you? Register for a free workshop! victoria.ca/EN/main/reside…

Information Statement Tsunami Info Stmt: M5.0 115mi NW Port Alice, British Columbia 2014PDT Oct 15: Tsunami NOT expected

No tsunami threat to #BC.

Current shelter & warming site info: shelters.bc211.ca/map. #yyj

🌡☀ A heat warning has been issued for Greater Victoria due to high daytime temperatures and overnight temps over 16 C. Find information on how to stay cool and community resources at: victoria.ca/ExtremeHeat #YYJ

❄ The City is opening an overnight emergency warming centre at Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St. Hours: 830pm-730am Tuesday. It will be open while extreme weather response active & shelters are at capacity. Check victoria.ca/news for updates.