Extreme Cold Weather Alert terminated for Toronto

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release
     
January 26, 2015

Extreme Cold Weather Alert terminated for Toronto

Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, has terminated the Extreme Cold Weather Alert as of today.

Cold weather services will not be available today. The 24-hour extreme cold weather drop-ins will be closed by 10 a.m.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

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Media contacts:
Lenore Bromley, Toronto Public Health, 416-338-7974, lbromle@toronto.ca
Pat Anderson, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, panders@toronto.ca

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