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Cooling and warming centres will provide space for residents to cool down during an extreme heat warning and warm-up during an extreme cold warning. There is no expectation of extra amenities or services at these centres.

Cambridge 

For complete listings, please visit:

  • Cambridge Cooling Centres
  • Cambridge Warming Centres
  • Cambridge Centres - Printable List

Location

 Day Hours
Allan Reuter Centre
507 King Street East		   Current Hours
Cambridge Centre for the Arts
60 Dickson Street		   Current Hours
Cambridge City Hall
50 Dickson Street		   Current Hours
David Durward Centre
62 Dickson Street		   Current Hours
Idea Exchange - Clemens Mill   Current Hours
Idea Exchange - Hespeler   Current Hours
Idea Exchange - Preston   Current Hours
Idea Exchange - Queen's Square   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo
150 Main Street		 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
W.G. Johnson Centre
31 Kribs Street		   Current Hours
 
Kitchener 

Visit Kitchener Cooling Centres for a complete list. 

Kitchener Centres - Printable List

Location Day Hours
Activa Sportsplex
135 Lennox Lewis Way		 Daily Current Hours
Breithaupt Centre
350 Margaret Avenue		 Daily Current Hours
Bridgeport Community Centre
20 Tyson Drive		 Monday to Friday
Saturday		 Current Hours
Centreville Chicopee Community Centre
141 Morgan Avenue

Monday
Tuesday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday*

 Current Hours
Chandler Mowat Community Centre
222 Chandler Drive		 Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tuesday, Thursday		 Current Hours
Country Hills Community Centre
100 Rittenhouse Road		 Monday to Friday
Saturday

Current Hours

Forest Heights Community Centre
1700 Queens Boulevard

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Tuesday
Friday

 Current Hours
Grand River Arena
555 Heritage Drive		 Daily Current Hours
Kingsdale Community Centre
72 Wilson Avenue		 Monday to Thursday*
Friday		 Current Hours
Kitchener Auditorium (The Aud) Daily Current Hours
Kitchener City Hall
200 King Street		 Monday to Friday
Saturday and Sunday		 Current Hours
Kitchener Public Library - Central Library
85 Queen Street North		 Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Current Hours

Kitchener Public Library - Country Hills
1500 Block Line Road		 Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Current Hours

Kitchener Public Library - Forest Heights
251 Fischer-Hallman Road		 Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Current Hours

Kitchener Public Library - Grand River Stanley Park
175 Indian Road		 Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Current Hours

Kitchener Public Library - Pioneer Park
150 Pioneer Drive		 Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Current Hours

Lions Arena
20 Rittenhouse Road		 Daily Current Hours
Mill Courtland Community Centre
216 Mill Street		 Monday to Thursday
Friday		 Current Hours
Region of Waterloo
150 Frederick Street

Monday to Friday

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Closed weekends and holidays

  
Rockway Centre
1405 King Street East 		 Monday and Wednesday
Tuesday and Friday
Thursday		 Current Hours
Sportsworld Arena
35 Sportsworld Crossing Road		 Daily Current Hours
Stanley Park Community Centre
505 Franklin Street North		 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Wednesday
Saturday 		 Current Hours
Victoria Hills Community Centre
10 Chopin Drive		 Monday to Friday
Saturday 		 Current Hours
Waterloo Region Museum
10 Huron Road

Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday-Sundday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  
Williamsburg Community Centre
1187 Fischer-Hallman Road  		 Monday to Friday  Current Hours

*Hours may change without notice
North Dumfries
North Dumfries Centres - Printable List 
Location Day Hours
North Dumfries Community Complex - Ayr
2958 Greenfield Road		   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - Ayr
137 Stanley Street		   Current Hours
Waterloo

Visit City of Waterloo Extreme Weather Relief for a complete list.

Waterloo Centres - Printable List

Location Day Hours
Adult Recreation Centre
185 King Street South		 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Albert McCormick Community Centre
500 Parkside Drive		 Daily 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight)
Region of Waterloo
99 Regina Street South		 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
RIM Park
2001 University Avenue East		 Daily 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight)
Waterloo City Centre
100 Regina Street South		 Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Centre
101 Father David Bauer Drive		 Daily 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight)
Waterloo Public Library - John M. Harper Branch
500 Fischer-Hallman Road North		   Current Hours
Waterloo Public Library - Main Branch
35 Albert Street		   Current Hours
Waterloo Public Library - McCormick Branch
500 Parkside Drive		   Current Hours 
Wellesley 
Wellesley Centres - Printable List 
Location Day Hours
Linwood Community Centre
5279 Ament Line		   Operates on a call-in basis
Please call 519-699-4611 
Region of Waterloo Library - Linwood
5279 Ament Line		   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - St. Clements
3605 Lobsinger Line		   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - Wellesley
1137 Henry Street		   Current Hours
St. Clements Community Centre
1 Green Street		   Operates on a call-in basis
Please call 519-699-4611 
Wellesley Community Centre
1000 Mapleleaf Street		   Operates on a call-in basis
Please call 519-699-4611 
Wilmot 

Wilmot Centres - Printable List

Location Day Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - Baden 115 Snyder's Road East   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - New Dundee 136 Main Street   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - New Hamburg 145 Huron Street   Current Hours
Township of Wilmot Office - Baden 60 Snyder's Road West Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wilmot Recreation Centre - Baden 1291 Nafziger Road

Monday to Friday Saturday to Sunday

Closed on statutory holidays

6 a.m. to 11 p.m. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Woolwich 
Woolwich Centres - Printable List 
Location Day Hours
Breslau Community Centre
100 Andover Road

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Tuesday, Friday, Sunday

Saturday

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Closed

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Region of Waterloo Library - Bloomingdale
860 Sawmill Road East		   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - Elmira
65 Arthur Street South		   Current Hours
Region of Waterloo Library - St. Jacobs
29 Queensway Drive		   Current Hours
Township of Woolwich Office - Elmira
24 Church Street West		 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Woolwich Memorial Centre - Elmira
24 Snyder Avenue South		 Daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Additional Resources

  • Beat the Heat: Tips for Older Adults (Poster)
  • Extreme Cold (fact sheet)
  • Extreme Cold
  • Extreme Heat and Humidity (fact sheet)
  • Extreme Heat and Humidity

 

 

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