Montreal opens almost all of its water games to fight the heat

We usually open our water games in June, [mais] we proceeded three weeks early for almost all the water gamesexplained City of Montréal spokesman Philippe Sabourin.

In 18 boroughs, we can see Plateau Mont-Royal, Outremont, Anjou, Saint-Laurent and Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie.

A total of 850 outdoor drinking troughs across Montreal were re-operated during the week to make it easier for people to cool off, he added.

It is necessary to drink a lot during the heat wave, from 6 to 8 glasses of water per day.

The second way to find comfort during extreme heat is to choose large parks rather than small local parks, Philippe Sabourin suggests. These are the places where you will find a lot of freshness.

Montreal has eight major parks, including Parc Lafontaine and Parc Maisonneuve.

We should also think about our internal facilities [comme] in swimming pools [intérieures]libraries, and cultural centers he suggested.

The outdoor swimming pools are not yet open due to barriers, the spokesman specified. The City has no equipment right now, but we will do so once conditions allow..

Record heat in Montreal

Montreal broke the 129 -year -old heat record on Thursday with a recorded 30.3 ° C. On the same date in 1893, the temperature of the metropolis reached 28.9 ° C.

Many heat records were broken elsewhere in Quebec as well as in Ontario.

According to the Environment Canada standard, the heat recorded on Thursday, Friday and Saturday can be classified as a heat wave, the standard being the temperature reach. 30 ° C no Humidex factor for three consecutive days.

Typically, we reach 30 degrees at the beginning of June. But it must be said that we are three weeks late in reaching the first 20 degrees this yearexplained earlier this week Jean-Philippe Bégin, meteorologist at Environment Canada.

This heat wave, which occurs abnormally early on, however has no consequences, assures the meteorologist.