Cooling centres have opened in Victoria and Sidney to help people beat the heat. The Victoria HarbourCats baseball team is inviting people to visit their air-conditioned office at 1814 Vancouver St. to cool off with water and a snack. The Shoal Centre in Sidney is also inviting people to cool off in their centre at 10030 Resthaven Dr. The community hub for seniors is operating as a cooling centre from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m Monday and Tuesday. The sweltering heat proved too much for many local restaurants. The Blue Fox, the Bent Mast, Rumrunner, Milestones, John’s Place, Mary’s Bleue Moon, The Mint, Bucky’s, Lido, Shine and others closed their doors.