See below for a list of all Warming and Cooling Centre’s by city and township. Warming and Cooling Centres are intended to provide temporary relief from heat, cold, and poor air quality. They are not available for extended stays. Note that any temporary changes in regular business hours due to holidays or weather will not be reflected in this list.
New Warming and Cooling Centres are always welcome. To have your facility listed as a Warming or Cooling Centre, please contact Region of Waterloo Public Health at ExtremeHeatCold@regionofwaterloo.ca
Cambridge
Cambridge City Hall (Per Friendly)
Location: 50 Dickson Street, Cambridge
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday), not open on public holidays.
Idea Exchange, Clemens Mill (in St. Benedict Secondary School)
Location: 50 Saginaw Parkway, Cambridge
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on public holidays
Idea Exchange, Hespeler
Location: 5 Tannery Street East, Cambridge
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 1 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on public holidays
Idea Exchange, Old Post Office
Location: 12 Water Street South, Cambridge
Hours:
Monday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on public holidays
Idea Exchange, Preston
Location: 435 King Street East, Cambridge
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on public holidays
Idea Exchange, Queen’s Square
Location: 1 North Square, Cambridge
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on public holidays
Region of Waterloo building
Location: 150 Main Street, Cambridge
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday) | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays)
Access to water fountains
W.G. Johnson Centre (Pet Friendly)
Location: 31 Kribs Street, Cambridge
Hours: Monday to Sunday various hours
Kitchener
Activa Sportsplex
Location: 135 Lennox Lewis Way, Kitchener
Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Monday to Sunday)
Breithaupt Centre
Location: 350 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener
Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Bridgeport Community Centre
Location: 20 Tyson Drive, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Centreville Chicopee Community Centre
Location: 141 Morgan Avenue, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Friday) | 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Saturday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Location: 222 Chandler Drive, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Friday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Community Healthcaring Kitchener-Waterloo
Location: 44 Francis Street South, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Friday) | Closed from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Country Hills Community Centre
Location: 100 Rittenhouse Road, Kitchener
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Country Hills Community Library
Location: 1500 Block Line Road, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday)
Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre
Location: 150 Pioneer Drive, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Monday to Saturday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Forest Heights Community Centre
Location: 1700 Queen’s Boulevard, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Forest Heights Community Library
Location: 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday)
Grand River Recreation Complex / Lyle Hallman Pool
Location: 555 Heritage Drive, Kitchener
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday) | 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Grand River Stanley Park Community Library
Location: 175 Indian Road, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday)
Huron Community Centre
Location: 80 Tartan Avenue, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Friday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Location: 10 Huron Road, Kitchener
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Wednesday to Sunday)
Kingsdale Community Centre
Location: 72 Wilson Avenue, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Monday) | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Tuesday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Friday) | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Saturday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Kitchener Central Library
Location: 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Sunday)
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (The Aud)
Location: 400 East Avenue, Kitchener
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Pioneer Park Community Library
Location: 150 Pioneer Drive, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) | 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday)
Region of Waterloo Headquarters
Location: 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday) | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays)
Access to water fountains
Stanley Park Community Centre
Location: 505 Franklin Street North, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Friday) | 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Saturday) | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Sunday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Victoria Hills Community Centre
Location: 10 Chopin Drive, Kitchener
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
North Dumfries
North Dumfries Community Complex
Location: 2958 Greenfield Road, Ayr
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Regional Library – Ayr
Location: 137 Stanley Street, Ayr
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday | 2 – 6 p.m. Friday | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Waterloo
Albert McCormick Community Complex
Location: 500 Parkside Drive, Waterloo
Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Monday to Sunday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to closures, holidays or adverse weather.
Moses Springer Community Centre
Location: 150 Lincoln Road, Waterloo
Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Monday to Sunday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to closures, holidays or adverse weather.
RIM Park Manulife Sportsplex
Location: 2001 University Avenue East, Waterloo
Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Monday to Sunday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to closures, holidays or adverse weather.
Region of Waterloo Building
Location: 99 Regina Street South, Waterloo
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Location: 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo
Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Monday to Sunday)
For temporary changes in operating hours due to closures, holidays or adverse weather.
Waterloo Public Library – Eastside Branch
Location: 2001 University Avenue East, Waterloo
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday | Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Waterloo Public Library – John M. Harper Branch
Location: 500 Fischer-Hallman Road North, Waterloo
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday | Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
Waterloo Public Library – Main Library
Location: 35 Albert Street, Waterloo
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday | Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For temporary changes in operating hours due to holidays or adverse weather.
