Environment and Climate Change Canada to hold media availability on upcoming potential heavy rainfall for parts of Eastern Canada

Gatineau, Quebec – August 7, 2024 – Media representatives are advised that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will hold a media availability on the upcoming potential for heavy rainfall associated with the moisture from remnants of Tropical Storm Debby in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces starting Friday and continuing into the weekend.

ECCC’s Meteorological Service of Canada is monitoring moisture from the remnants of Debby as it moves northeastward. However, there remains some uncertainty as to how the storm will track as it makes its way to Canada.

The media availability will be held via Zoom. Following the briefing, media will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Event: Briefing and Media Availability
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Location: Via Zoom

To join the media availability, please follow the Zoom link.

Note to media: When joining the availability on Zoom, media representatives interested in asking a question are asked to change their screen names to include their full name and media outlet. Unidentified participants will not be called upon.

This will be the primary opportunity for media to speak with ECCC meteorologists about this weather event on Thursday, August 8, 2024.