Ottawa opens emergency cooling centres during heat wave

Two emergency cooling centres will open today and four on Tuesday to provide relief from the heat to residents in need.

Opening on Monday, June 28 until 7 pm:

City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West (Sports Hall of Fame – 1st Floor Heritage building)
Plant Recreation Centre, 930 Somerset Street West

The following sites will be open on Tuesday, June 29:

Plant Recreation Centre, 930 Somerset Street West
Jules Morin Park Fieldhouse, 400 Clarence Street East
Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Avenue
Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill Street

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