Forecasters warn B.C. of hot summer, as province offers more free air conditioners
![Forecasters say British Columbia should prepare for hotter than normal temperatures in June. A young boy is silhouetted as he jumps off the pier at Crescent Beach into Boundary Bay, in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, July 6, 2021. A young boy is silhouetted as he jumps off the pier at a beach.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7221455.1717189923!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wea-heat-bc-20240531.jpg)
The B.C. government says it is tripling funding for its program that offers free air conditioners to people with low incomes in anticipation of the onset of hotter and drier conditions in June.