Hydro Ottawa, Hydro One and Hydro Quebec report tens of thousands of customers across Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec remain without power following Wednesday s storm.
Emergency cooling centres will open at the Plant Recreation Centre (930 Somerset St. W), the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre (3320 Paul Anka Dr.), the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre (102 Greenview Ave.) and the Pat Clark Community Centre (4355 Halmont Dr.).
The Environment Canada forecast calls for five straight days with temperatures of 30 C in Ottawa, including 30 C on Saturday and 33 C on both Monday and Tuesday.