There is a silence that falls across a land when the temperature goes so high that it’s just too uncomfortable to move. It was like that on South Bayview Wednesday afternoon. There was traffic and even a few people clad in shorts on those burning sidewalks. But it was quiet. The temperature reached 34 C in our neighborhood and factoring in the humidity it felt more like 44 C. Those who know South Bayview would notice the many doors that are frequently open were closed. Your friends were in there, but they weren’t sticking their heads out to say hello. The City of Toronto extended its extreme heat alert, which keeps cooling centres open and extends the hours at public pools. Ontario’s Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli visited the Hydro One Manby Transformation Station, which is one of two major hydro corridors that feed power to Toronto. Chiarelli thanked the hydro staff for their work repairing the station after it was left flooded following last week’s record-breaking rainfall. At one point during the storm, 300,000 homes and businesses were left in the dark. Hydro One said the heat hasn’t had an impact on the hydro system this week, but officials are reminding customers to conserve power whenever possible. “We’re at a fairly high demand across the province now,”Silence of the powerful heat on South Bayview
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There is a silence that falls across a land when the temperature goes so high that it’s just too uncomfortable to move. It was like that on South Bayview Wednesday afternoon. There was traffic and even a few people clad in shorts on those burning sidewalks. But it was quiet. The temperature reached 34 C in our neighborhood and factoring in the humidity it felt more like 44 C. Those who know South Bayview would notice the many doors that are frequently open were closed. Your friends were in there, but they weren’t sticking their heads out to say hello. The City of Toronto extended its extreme heat alert, which keeps cooling centres open and extends the hours at public pools. Ontario’s Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli visited the Hydro One Manby Transformation Station, which is one of two major hydro corridors that feed power to Toronto. Chiarelli thanked the hydro staff for their work repairing the station after it was left flooded following last week’s record-breaking rainfall. At one point during the storm, 300,000 homes and businesses were left in the dark. Hydro One said the heat hasn’t had an impact on the hydro system this week, but officials are reminding customers to conserve power whenever possible. “We’re at a fairly high demand across the province now,”