Brandon Sun By: Drew May Save to Read Later As the sun shines bright and the mercury tops 30 C highs, community groups are helping people beat the heat and cope as the pandemic makes it harder to find a place to cool down. Advertisement As the sun shines bright and the mercury tops 30 C highs, community groups are helping people beat the heat and cope as the pandemic makes it harder to find a place to cool down. The extreme heat will continue across southern Manitoba into next week and can be a safety risk for people outside, said Janelle Gergely, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.