KAWARTHA LAKES-Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Kawartha Lakes as a prolonged heat event is set to begin today, Sunday June 22, 2025. Dangerously hot and humid temperatures are expected to last through at least Tuesday June 24.
Heat and extreme heat warnings are issued by Environment Canada, when the following criteria are met:
- Heat Warning: when the daytime temperature is expected to be 31°C or higher, with a minimum overnight low of 20°C or higher, for two (2) consecutive days. A heat warning can also be issued when the humidex is forecast to be 40 or higher for two (2) consecutive days.
- Extending Heat Warning: when the same conditions apply above, but the heat event is expected to last for three or more days in a row.
Protect yourself from potential heat related illnesses
Heat-related illnesses such as dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke can be very dangerous, especially to those most vulnerable to health risks including people who work outdoors, people who are unhoused, elderly and some people with disabilities or chronic diseases, people who are pregnant, and children and infants. Monitor yourself and those around you for signs of heat-related illness and seek medical attention if required. Symptoms of heat stroke include:
- tiredness and weakness
- dizziness and/or fainting
- rash
- nausea or vomiting
- rapid breathing and headache
- extreme thirst
- decreased urination with unusually dark yellow urine
To help reduce your risk of heat-related illnesses during a heat or extreme heat warning, ensure you drink lots of water, even if you don’t feel thirsty and try to spend time in an air conditioned home or public building, such as a shopping mall, library, or community centre.
Know where to go locally to help beat the heat
For those who may not have air conditioning and are looking for a place to cool off, the municipality offers the following to help you beat the heat:
- Public Swimming at the Lindsay Recreation Complex and the Forbert Pool (Bobcaygeon)
- Splash pads are located at Tommy Anderson Park (Bobcaygeon), Elgin Park (Lindsay), Logie Park (Lindsay), and Garnet Graham Park (Fenelon Falls). Splash pads opened for the season on June 13 and they’ll be open seven days a week from 10am to 8pm.
- The Boys and Girls Club of Kawartha Lakes has a splash pad at 107 Lindsay Street South, Lindsay that is open to the public on Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory holidays from 10am to 5pm in the summer.
- Public Skating at the Lindsay Recreation Complex.
- All Public Library branches have air conditioning and residents are welcome to drop in any time during open hours to cool down and enjoy everything our libraries have to offer.
- A list of all public beaches is available on the Kawartha Lakes website. Don’t forget to check the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s local beaches page to ensure the beach is safe for swimming prior to jumping in!
Cooling centre
The following cooling centre is open during regular hours, should you need a break from the heat:
Lindsay Recreation Complex (LRC)
- Sunday from 2pm to 6:30pm
- Monday to Friday from 6:30am to 9pm
Access to washrooms, water, seating and air conditioning will be available at the LRC.
Can’t make it to the LRC? All Public Library branches have air conditioning and residents are welcome to drop in any time during open hours to cool down and enjoy everything our libraries have to offer.
