Cold Warning – January 23, 2026

Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for bitterly cold conditions beginning this evening.

Wind chill values near -35 and -40 are expected this evening and into Saturday morning.

Extreme cold puts everyone at risk:

• Watch for cold-related symptoms – shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour changes in fingers and toes
• Cover up – frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill
• Check on older family, friends and neighbours
• If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside
• Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up

For more information on Environment Canada’s alerting program: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.

Municipal warming centres

The Municipality offers four warming centres in the community which offer a warm, safe environment during the extreme cold:

• John Levi Community Centre (182 Bridge Street, Almonte)
• Almonte Branch – Mississippi Mills Public Library (155 High Street)
• Stewart Community Centre (112 MacFarlane Street, Pakenham)
• Pakenham Branch – Mississippi Mills Public Library (128 MacFarlane Street)

Lanark County homelessness supports

Are you homeless? Lanark County can help.

The Lanark County Homeless Response Team is available Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following office locations:

• 33 Lansdowne Avenue, Carleton Place
• 99 Christie Lake Road, Perth
• 52 Abbott Street North, Smiths Falls

They can also be reached via phone: 613-267-4200 ext. 2140 or toll-free at 1-888-952-6275.

For help after-hours, call their emergency line – 613-206-1486.