Brief: Ontario Works and/or Ontario Disability Support Program Discretionary Benefits – Cooling Devices

As the frequency of extreme heat events occurs, the need for cooling devices increases. Those without access to cool spaces during extreme heat events can be subjected to prolonged exposure. Such exposure can cause loss of internal temperature regulation which…

Media Release: Maximum Heat By-Law Necessary to Protect Vulnerable Communities

CELA and LIEN call on Hamilton Public Health Committee to protect vulnerable communities from extreme heat events by creating a maximum heat by-law Immediate Release May 12, 2023 Hamilton - Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and the Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN)…