Environment Canada has issued an extreme weather warning from Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th January 2024. Please read below for more information on how to prepare, plan and stay safe during this extreme cold.
- For information and news about the weather in your local area, visit EmergencyInfoBC.
- If you need, or know someone in need of, temporary shelter to stay warm and indoors, the City of Vancouver has several ‘Warming Centres’ available across the city.
- Learn more about the centres here and a map and list of their addresses are availale here.
- Read how to keep and safe in these conditions here.
In such conditions, many refugee claimants (asylum seekers) do not have a safe and warm place to stay. If you, or your friends and family, have spare room in your home, or flat, please consider becoming a host as part of our Refugee Housing Canada program.
Your genorsity and welcome can make an immediate and positive impact on refugees in British Columbia.
