VANCOUVER — B.C. health officials are warning those living on the South and Central Coast and Vancouver Island to brace for yet another heatwave.
In an afternoon news conference about the upcoming heat wave, health officials said they’re asking everyone to plan ahead and assured that the healthcare sector is doing the same.“Paramedics and dispatchers are on deck to get help to people quickly who call for it,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said.
Dix said staff is being increased in emergency rooms to manage expected demand and more clinicians are being stationed at dispatch centres. Environment Canada has issued heat warnings with temperatures beginning to climb Wednesday.
“Daytime highs ranging from 34 to 38 C, combined with overnight lows of 17 to 20 C. Humidex values during this period will reach the high 30s to possibly the low 40s,” wrote the department in a bulletin. The highest temperatures are expected Thursday and Friday, but the hot weather will stick around for the weekend as well……
Source: bc.ctvnews.ca
Sunday, May 3, 2026
