With summer time temperatures rising, West Island residents can go to an air-conditioned constructing like a municipal library to chill off.
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West Island cities are providing preventative measures to assist stave off the warmth wave in Montreal.
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With summer time temperatures rising, town of Pointe-Claire mentioned residents can go to considered one of its air-conditioned municipal buildings to chill off.
The air-conditioned buildings embody the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre (60 Maywood Ave.) and the Olive-Urquhart Sports activities Centre (230 Brunswick Boul.)
Additionally accessible is the Pointe-Claire Central Library (100 Douglas-Shand Ave.) and Bob Birnie Enviornment (58 Maywood Ave.).
Opening hours are as follows:
Enviornment: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, closed.
Library: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to five p.m. and Sunday, 1 to five p.m.
Olive Urquhart Sports activities Centre: Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Aquatic Centre: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. to five p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday, closed.
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The Valois Park Splash Pad is one other spot to chill off.
The splash pad space in Valois Park (40 Baie-de-Valois Ave.) is accessible to individuals with decreased mobility. It contains a play construction, shaded relaxation areas and washrooms. It’s open each day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
To take a dip in a pool, the Pointe-Claire Village and Lakeside out of doors swimming pools are accessible on daily basis.
The town additionally offered some tips about the right way to stop the impacts of warmth.
It mentioned to drink lots of water: refresh your self usually with a cool bathe or tub; go to an air-conditioned or cool place for just a few hours; restrict bodily actions and put on light-weight garments
In Dorval town prolonged the opening hours for its out of doors aquatic centres on Wednesday.
The town prolonged the hours to 10 p.m. on the following centres :
• Ballantyne Aquatic Centre: 520 Bouchard Blvd,
• Surrey Aquatic and Neighborhood Centre: 1945 Parkfield Ave.
• Walters Aquatic Centre: 1400 Dawson Ave.