Hot summer days are predicted this weekend with a pinnacle of sorts occurring Canada Day weekend. The forecasters at the Weather Network are in a lather about humidex readings, calling them “about as hot as the humidex can get.” We should all be cautious but also maybe try to keep our cool as the warnings sound quite fearful. They go on to say “one of the most extensive heat waves of the summer is almost upon us, and it’s set to spike over the holiday long weekend. Heat lovers may be rejoicing but this weekend’s temperatures may be a shock even for those of us who soak up the sun like cold-blooded animals. Canada Day weekend’s sky-high humidex values will be taking a stab at all-time summer records for cities like Ottawa and Montreal.”
PARK TO BE NAMED AFTER ELIJAH MARSH
A park in North York will be renamed in honour of a three-year-old boy who froze to death on a bitterly cold night in February, 2015. While his family slept, Elijah Marsh slipped out of his grandmother’s apartment on Neptune Drive, near Bathurst Street and Highway 401, in just his diaper, boots and a T-shirt Temperatures were below -20 C at the time. He was found nearby during an intesive search but it was too late. The tragedy touched many across the country and prompted a Toronto man to start a crowdfunding campaign that raised tens of thousands of dollars to pay for funeral costs and support the family.
