Extreme Heat Alert terminated for Toronto

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  September 9, 2015

 

Extreme Heat Alert terminated for Toronto

Based on information from Environment Canada, Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, has terminated the Extreme Heat Alert for Toronto as of today.

More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/health.

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://bit.ly/1O0F7zj

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. 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 contact: Lenore Bromley, Toronto Public Health, 416-338-7974, lbromle@toronto.ca