As temperatures continue to sit in the 30s and with the humidex today prompting a heat warning from Environment Canada, the City of Greater Sudbury advises that there are public places available for those who need to cool off.
The effort is part of the city’s Heat Wave Response Plan.
Below you will find a list of city resources to help cool off while the temperatures stay high.
Libraries and Citizen Service Centers
The following Greater Sudbury Public Library Citizen Service Centers and branches are offering extended hours today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.:
- Central Public Library;
- Chelmsford Public Library/Citizen Services Centre;
- Lively Public Library/Citizen Services Center;
- Valley East Public Library/Citizen Service Center.
Other library branches are also available for people to keep cool during their regular hours. For locations and hours, visit SudburyLibraries.ca/en.
Beaches
Lifeguard hours at the city’s seven municipal beaches are being extended all this week until June 21:
- Capreol, Centennial Park and Whitewater Lake Park beaches will be monitored by lifeguards from 3-9 p.m. during the heat wave and from 3-7 p.m. once the heat wave has ended.
- Bell Park Main Beach, Moonlight Beach, Nephawin Beach and Kalmo Beach will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the heat wave and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. once the heat wave is over.
Regular beach monitoring hours are expected to resume on June 22 if the heat wave is over. For information on the City's seven supervised beaches, visit GreaterSudbury.ca/beaches.
Arenas
- The Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- The T. M. Davies Community Center / Arena (in Lively) is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Community centers
- The McClelland Community Center (in Copper Cliff) is open Monday to Thursday, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- The Centennial Community Center is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Other recreational facilities will be open during their regular operating hours. For their locations and hours of operation, visit GreaterSudbury.ca/recreational-installations/ .
Swimming pools
Greater Sudbury's swimming pools also offer a good way to beat the heat during a heat wave:
Nickel District Swimming Pool
Swimming for adults
- Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.
- Mondays: 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 8 p.m. to 8:55 p.m.
Swimming for teenagers / Long swims
- Tuesdays: 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
Family swimming / Swimming for parents and toddlers
- Tuesdays: 2 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
R.G. Dow Swimming Pool
Recreational swimming for adults / Lap swims
- Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.
- Mondays and Wednesdays: 11:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 12 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m. to 8:25 p.m. (long swim)
- Wednesdays: 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
Gatchell Swimming Pool
Swimming for adults
- Mondays: 1 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 9 a.m. to 9:55 a.m., 12 p.m. to 12:55 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to 9:55 a.m., 1 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
Public swimming
- Mondays: 6:30 p.m. to 7:25 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 1 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesdays: noon
Splash pads
The municipality's 15 splash pads are open every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit it GreaterSudbury.ca/aires-de-jets-deau/ to know where they are.
Residents requiring additional assistance
The City of Greater Sudbury and community outreach teams will provide support to homeless and vulnerable people as part of their regular outreach program. This support will include water and reusable water bottles as needed.
An outdoor drinking fountain and water bottle filling station are available in Memorial Park. A water bottle refilling station is also available outside the Sudbury Community Arena.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts offers information on coping with heat in apartment buildings, keeping children and pets safe, and engaging in outdoor activities in heat and smog . For information on these topics and much more, visit PHSD.ca/en.
