Take action to protect yourself and others – extreme heat can affect everyone’s health. Determine if you or others around you are at greater risk of heat illness. Check on older adults, those living alone and other at-risk people in-person or on the phone multiple times a day.
Watch for the early signs of heat exhaustion in yourself and others. Signs may include headache, nausea, dizziness, thirst, dark urine and intense fatigue. Stop your activity and drink water.
Heat stroke is a medical emergency! Call 9-1-1 or your emergency health provider if you, or someone around you, is showing signs of heat stroke which can include red and hot skin, dizziness, nausea, confusion and change in consciousness. While you wait for medical attention, try to cool the person by moving them to a cool place, removing extra clothing, applying cold water or ice packs around the body.
Drink water often and before you feel thirsty to replace fluids.
Close blinds, or shades and open windows if outside is cooler than inside.
Turn on air conditioning, use a fan, or move to a cooler area of your living space. If your living space is hot, move to a cool public space such as a cooling centre, community centre, library or shaded park.
Follow the advice of your region’s public health authority.
Plan and schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day.
Limit direct exposure to the sun and heat. Wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing and a wide-brimmed hat.
Never leave people, especially children, or pets inside a parked vehicle. Check the vehicle before locking to make sure no one is left behind.
The first significant heat event of the season with dangerously hot and humid conditions continues.
What:
Daytime highs of 30 to 35 degrees Celsius.
Humidex values of 40 to 45.
When:
Ending tonight.
Additional Information:
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For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/how-protect-yourself.html https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/who-is-at-risk.html
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.
Peter Watson, of Watson Investments, writes a weekly column called Dollars & Sense.
Parents of children in high school start to think of the future cost of education. College is less expensive, and those students often live at home. University is more costly.
A four-year degree with your child not living at home could cost $25,000 annually, so over four years, that is $100,000. If several children continue with their education, it can become very expensive.
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Parents often hope to assist with undergraduate expenses, but any further education would be the responsibility of their children.
After graduation, many parents and their children are left with large school debts. For parents, those are the years before retirement when their financial focus is on their ability to afford a desired retirement lifestyle. It’s not a great time for parents to assume educational debt.
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For the new graduate, life with school debt can be challenging. Jobs are harder to get. Your four years of knowledge might now be able to be surpassed with a few seconds of AI computing. Add housing costs, which is a very difficult start to their adult life.
My personal bias is supportive of getting a strong post-secondary education. Many families have a similar perspective.
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This is not meant to discourage the pursuit of education but an acknowledgment that financial considerations for parents and their children should be part of the planning and decision-making process.
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I think the solution is a combination of parents, students and government financial support. Students with the ability and desire must be encouraged and financially able to pursue their education.
It is better for the students. Plus, it makes Canada stronger.
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, of Watson Investments MBA, CFP®, R.F.P., CIM®, FCSI offers a weekly financial planning column, Dollars & Sense. He can be contacted through www.watsoninvestments.com.
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