Toronto

City to open warming centres Thursday with bitter cold in the forecast

The temperature is expected to plunge on Thursday. As a result, the City of Toronto is opening four warming centres for vulnerable people.

Walk-ins are welcome at all of the sites

A sign on a door that says 'Warming Centre Open'
The city is set to open four warming centres at 5 p.m. ET. (Alex Lupul/CBC)

Four warming centres are set to open at 5 p.m. Thursday as Toronto plunges into a deep freeze for the next several days.

The city-run centres open when temperatures drop below -5 C. 

There is one additional "surge site" for when temperatures reach -15 C, but the city hasn't announced plans to open it this time.

The warming centres can be found at: 

  • 136 Spadina Rd. (south of Dupont St.

  • 81 Elizabeth St. (behind City Hall. West of Bay St., south of Dundas St. W.

  • 12 Holmes Ave. (Off of Yonge St., south of Finch Ave. E.)

  • 885 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (East of Markham Rd., south of Ellesmere Rd.)

The city said walk-ins are welcome at the warming centres and that if one is full, it will arrange for transportation to another.