Grand Erie health unit issues cold alert notification

Temperatures are dropping and expected to get lower over the coming days, resulting in the local health unit issuing a cold notification. The alert, for Brantford-Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk, began Thursday and will remain in place until further notice. Grand Erie Public Health says such notifications are issued when parts of all or an area is expected to reach temperatures below -15 degrees Celsius or if the wind chill hits -20 degrees Celsius. “These conditions can pose serious health ri