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Across B.C., municipalities set up cooling stations, and volunteer groups handed out water bottles. Still, many people were caught unprepared during the hottest days, checking into hotels as apartments and houses became unbearable.
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The Park Board reissued its warning earlier today.
Beach update: English Bay beach remains closed to swimming due to high levels of E. coli. Please be advised beaches at Trout Lake and Sunset Beach are without lifeguards due to a staff shortage. Please exercise caution when swimming at unattended beaches.
To make matters worse, lifeguards are not on duty at this particular beach due to a labour shortage. If lifeguards were present, they could be reminding visitors that the beach was closed and that the water was dangerous to swim in.
The ocean is one of the only places to find some relief during this heat wave, but beachgoers are being urged to heed the warnings and find another beach to swim at.
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