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91原创 Lodge offers water, popsicles to help locals keep cool

The pop-up cooling centre is aimed at helping people through another hot spell
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Lisa Samms-Maxwell of 91原创 Lodge spoke to Dave Hassett while handing out water and popsicles Friday during high temperatures. 91原创 Lodge was helping locals keep cool. (Matthew Claxton/91原创 Advance Times)

The 91原创 Lodge seniors home set up cooling station tents on 204th Street in 91原创 City Friday as temperatures were expected to reach the mid-30s Celsius by late afternoon.

Staff with the Lodge were handing out chilled bottled water and popsicles for free to passerby on the busy street, along with flyers and advice about the best way to keep cool and stay hydrated.

鈥淲e have one of the highest densities of elderly people in 91原创 City right around our building, and we want to make sure that they are all taken care of,鈥 said Lodge spokesperson Kyle Sanker.

Also in 91原创 City, the 91原创 Seniors Resources Centre was open for folks to cool off, as were public buildings such as the Timms Community Centre and City Library.

In the Township, staff recommended using public buildings such as the libraries, visiting spray parks, or visiting the 91原创 Centennial Museums.

During the 鈥渉eat dome鈥 event in late June and early July, an estimated 570 more British Columbians died suddenly than would have been expected over a normal similar period. It is thought that most of the deaths were linked to the extreme heat, which shattered records.

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Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in 91原创, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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