This summer’s record-high daytime temperatures in Toronto has us all looking for ways to beat the heat

The running joke in Canada used to be we live in a country “with six months of cold weather and six months of winter,” when the reality is we are now experiencing a greater frequency of heat waves and even prolonged periods of intense high temperatures known as heat domes during our “green season” months.

In July, Toronto’s daytime temperature including the humidex has exceeded 40°C or 104°F on a few occasions, and actual temperatures have soared over 30°C on most days.

We begin to feel uncomfortable when it’s above 27°C, meaning that as much as you might enjoy the outdoors, if you have AC you’ll want to spend more time inside. And if you don’t, you’re going to be uncomfortable day and

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