Families are looking to stay cool during the heat this week
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Medicine Hat has around three hundred days of sun a year, and this week, as the temperature rises so does the risk for other heat related illnesses.
With temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s this week, residents are trying to find ways to safely enjoy the outdoors.
Health officials say the heat can affect people in a number of ways, with symptoms ranging from mild to potentially life threatening.