Warming Center Open
City of Victoria Emergency Warming Centre Open
A warming centre is now open at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook Street. Daytime hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and overnight hours, 9 p.m.-8 a.m.
The City’s warming centre will remain open while the extreme weather response and exposure risks are active, and primary shelters and warming centres are at capacity.
Check victoria.ca/news for updates.
Current shelter and warming centre information is available at shelters.bc211.ca/map.
Location:
Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook Street
Hours:
Open daytime: 10am-7pm
Open nighttime: 9pm-8am
Last Updated: 16th January, 2024
For more news on weather events follow: Alerts for: Greater Victoria – Environment Canada (weather.gc.ca)
Environment Canada
Shelter Map Website
Assistance to Shelter Act
As defined by the Assistance to Shelter Act [SBC 2009] Chapter 32:
Extreme weather alert by community representative
2 (1)In this section, “extreme weather conditions” has the meaning under paragraph (a) (i) of the definition of “extreme weather conditions” in section 1.
(2) A community representative designated for the geographical area to which an Extreme Weather Response Plan applies may do all of the following:
(a) determine when extreme weather conditions exist;
(b) if, in the opinion of the community representative, extreme weather conditions exist, issue an extreme weather alert in the prescribed manner;
(c) immediately after issuing an extreme weather alert, notify, in the prescribed manner, the following that an extreme weather alert has been issued:
(i)all of the police forces in the geographical area to which the Extreme Weather Response Plan applies;
(ii)the minister;
(d) determine when extreme weather conditions no longer exist;
(e) if, in the opinion of the community representative, extreme weather conditions no longer exist, cancel the extreme weather alert in the prescribed manner;
(f) immediately after cancelling an extreme weather alert, notify, in the prescribed manner, the following that an extreme weather alert has been cancelled:
(i)all of the police forces in the geographical area to which the Extreme Weather Response Plan applies;
(ii)the minister.
Assessment if person is person at risk
5 (1)If an extreme weather alert has been issued under section 2 or 3 and is in effect, a police officer may assess whether a person is a person at risk.
(2)In an assessment under subsection (1), a police officer must consider whether all of the following apply:
(a)the person is in the geographical area to which the extreme weather alert applies;
(b)the person is, or reasonably appears to be, 19 years of age or older;
(c)the person, in the opinion of the police officer, is suffering physical harm or is at risk of suffering physical harm because of the extreme weather conditions;
(d)any other prescribed considerations.
Visit bclaws.gov.bc.ca for a full description of the Assistance to Shelter Act.
