Four emergency shelters added in Ajax and Oshawa for cold snap

Durham Region has added four emergency shelters in Oshawa and Ajax as overnight shelters during this week’s cold weather alert.

There are shelters in place for the Region’s By-Name list and Co-ordinated Access System, as well as shelters for victims of violence, but these four warming shelters are added only during cold spells where the temperature hits -15 C or when the windchill is set to fall to -20 C.

The four overnight shelters are:

First Light Foundation of Hope (253 Simcoe Street South) Oshawa; DUO Overnight Drop-In Centre (454 Simcoe Street South) Oshawa; Ajax Library (55 Harwood Avenue South) Ajax; and CFOC Warming Centre 158 Hartwood Avenue South) Ajax.

The Region releases an extreme cold warning anytime temperatures are expected to fall below -15 C, or when the windchill is set to fall to -20 C. The warning is expected to be in place until Tuesday evening.

There are 113 beds available from four outreach groups in Durham among the overnight accommodation facilities. You can find a full list on the Regional website.