UPDATE | Environment Canada had lifted its cold warnings by Sunday.
Environment Canada has prolonged a cold warning for the Kingston and Belleville area for another two nights.
The wind chill on Thursday night made it feel like -35 in Kingston and other parts of eastern Ontario.
While cold warnings have ended for the rest of the region, Kingston and Belleville will stay icy through the weekend, with overnight temperatures Friday and Saturday feeling like -30 when factoring in the wind chill.
Kingston’s overnight low is -20 C Friday and -17 C Saturday. Overnight temperatures in Ottawa are similar, but the wind chill will be less intense.
Temperatures are expected to return to normal by early next week.
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How to protect yourself
Health Canada suggests that people dress in layers with a wind-resistant outer layer, covering extremities such as your hands, feet, ears, and nose while staying active to promote blood flow. It also recommends wearing sunglasses, sunscreen, and lip balm on sunny days like Saturday to protect skin from windburn. The agency also advises against drinking alcohol because it can mislead you into thinking you’re warmer than you actually are. Community responses to these extreme cold conditions vary by municipality or county. Many areas encourage folks to warm up in community spaces such as libraries during the day, while some cities like Belleville, Ont., and Cornwall, Ont., have opened dedicated overnight warming centers. Kingston has extended a temporary warming center at the Artillery Park Aquatics Centre on Bagot Street until Monday morning. Other cities, including Ottawa, have urged people who would normally sleep outside to seek an emergency or transitional shelter, which has received some backlash. The City of Ottawa also keeps a map of places where individuals can warm up during severe cold spells. Anyone looking for shelter referrals or trying to help someone else out of the cold can call 311. If there’s a medical emergency like hypothermia, call 911.Source link
