A scan of municipal heat/health watch warning systems and hot weather response plans

Region Heat In a Heat Alert, the protocol Peel Region will call a Heat Alert or • Limited staff and financial Alain Normand Health Warning • Emergency Measures and is to monitor more closely Extreme Heat Alert. [...] Laura.freeland@regi • Medical Officer of Health on.durham.on.ca has referred the heat alert file to the Region’s Social Services Department as he feels that it is the appropri- ate department to respond to extreme heat City of No official hot • Operations and Emer- • Cooling centres and Daily weather reports are moni- None cited Everett Buntsma Pickering weather response gency Services pools have [...] T. don’t address the housed • Good Shepherd Centre elderly who are the most • Housing Help Centre Out- vulnerable reach • Low level of interest from • Mental Health Rights Coali- community partners tion • Lack of capacity for after- • Mental Health Services for hours service Adults with Developmental • Need for coherent mes- Handicaps saging between heat, • Mission Services of Hamilton smog and We [...] John Ambulance • Seniors Network • Women's Community House • Youth Action Centre The City of Heat Health • Organisation de sécurité Montreal’s intervention plan • An Alert Level is signaled • When there is a boundary Éliane Raymond Montreal Warning civile de l’agglomération de includes the following: when the weather forecast pre- situation and conditions Ville de Montréal, System Montréal • Openi