Province encourages residents to prepare for heat warnings

PRINCE GEORGE – People around British Columbia are encouraged to be prepared for heat as many regions will be experiencing high temperatures beginning Sunday, August 13.

“High temperatures are expected to begin over Vancouver Island and southwestern B.C. and may move across the southern Interior through the week,” said Emergency Management and Climate Readiness in a news release.

While the heat is not forecast to be as severe as the heat dome, in 2021, the release reminds that high temperatures are associated with higher risk of heat-related illness, especially over a prolonged period.

“Those most at risk are older adults and people with health conditions, such as mental illness, substance-use disorder, physical disabilities, cognitive impairment, respiratory disease, heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes.”