The mercury is expected to climb to 32°C today (Aug. 15).
And the weather will continue to be warm for the rest of the week.
Besides blasting the air conditioner and fans at home, you can also keep cool at the following public places in the Tri-Cities:
Visit a cooling centre
Coquitlam
- Maillardville Community Centre (1200 Cartier Ave.)
- City Centre Aquatic Complex (1209 Pinetree Way)
- Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave.)
- Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt.)
- Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way)
- Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.)
Port Coquitlam
- Port Coquitlam Community Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.)
- Hyde Creek Recreation Centre (1379 Laurier Ave.)
Port Moody
- Port Moody City Hall (100 Newport Dr.)
Find some tree shade
Coquitlam
- Mundy Park (641 Hillcrest St.)
- Blue Mountain Park (974 King Albert Ave.)
- Coquitlam River Trail
Port Coquitlam
- Lions Park (2300 Lions Way)
Port Moody
- Bert Flinn Park, David Avenue
Belcarra
- təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park (2375 Bedwell Bay Rd.)
Drop in to a library
Coquitlam
- City Centre (1169 Pinetree Way)
- Poirier (575 Poirier St.)
Port Coquitlam
- Terry Fox Library (2150 Wilson Ave.)
Port Moody
- Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr.)
Go shopping
- Coquitlam Centre (2929 Barnet Hwy.)
Run through a spray park
Coquitlam
- Burns Park Spray Park (802 Edgar Ave.)
- Cottonwood Spray Park (672 Aspen St.)
- Galloway Spray Park (3404 Galloway Ave.)
- Mackin Spray Park (1046 Brunette Ave.)
- Norm Staff Spray Park (3320 David Ave.)
- Panorama Spray Park (1485 Johnson St.)
- Rochester Spray Park (1390 Rochester Ave.)
- Sheffield Spray Park (3510 Sheffield Ave.)
- Blue Mountain Spray Park (975 King Albert Ave.)
- Town Centre Spray Park (1299 Pinetree Way)
Port Coquitlam
- Castle Park (2252 Castle Cres.)
- Lions Park (2300 Lions Way)
- Port Coquitlam Community Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.)
Port Moody
- Ailsa Park (500-block of Ailsa Ave.)
- Easthill Park (1385 Union St.)
- Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street)
Take a dip in an outdoor pool
Coquitlam
- Eagle Ridge Outdoor Pool (2689 Guildford Way)
- Blue Mountain Wading Pool (975 King Albert Way)
Port Coquitlam (free entry)
- Centennial Outdoor Pool (3050 Chester St.)
- Routley Wading Pool (1570 Western Dr.)
- Sun Valley Wading Pool (3700 Hamilton St.)
- Robert Hope Pool (2137 Lamprey Dr.)
Port Moody
- Rocky Point Pool, Rocky Point Park
- Westhill Pool (203 Westhill Pl.)
Tour a hatchery
Coquitlam
- Hoy–Scott Creek Hatchery, west of Town Centre Boulevard
Port Coquitlam
- Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery (3636 Coast Meridian Rd.)
Port Moody
- Noons Creek Hatchery (340 Ioco Rd.)
- Mossom Creek Hatchery (12 Mossom Creek Dr.)
Grab a Slurpee
Coquitlam
- 7-Eleven
- 3380 David Ave.
- 100-2188 Austin Ave.
- 2640 Austin Ave.
- 1500 Austin Ave.
- 1031 Brunette Ave.
Port Coquitlam
- 7-Eleven
- 3312 Coast Meridian Rd.
- 2560 Mary Hill Rd.
Port Moody
- 7-Eleven
- 2929 St. Johns St.
- 103 Ioco Rd.
Lick a frozen treat
Coquitlam
- Rocky Point Ice Cream, Town Centre Park
- Crepe Delicious, Coquitlam Centre mall
- Dairy Queen, Coquitlam Centre mall (2929 Barnet Hwy.)
- Dairy Queen (1085 Lougheed Hwy.)
- Marble Slab Creamery (60-2991 Lougheed Hwy.)
Port Coquitlam
- ILU’s Convenience Store (3160-2180 Kelly Ave.)
- Matteo’s Gelato (2615 Mary Hill Rd.)
- Dairy Queen (2550C Shaughnessy St.)
- Dairy Queen (1475 Prairie Ave.)
Port Moody
- Rocky Point Ice Cream, Rocky Point Park
- Casa Dolce Gelato (252 Newport Dr.)
- Vashti Rose Ice Cream (2411 St. Johns St.)
- The Canteen & Creamery (2916 Murray St.)
- Dairy Queen (3141 St. Johns St.)
