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NWT government launches review of last year’s flood response

The N.W.T. government has begun a review of flood preparedness and emergency response in Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve after this past spring’s catastrophic flooding.


First Nation volunteers in B.C. work towards wildfire resilience

The Yaq?it ?a·knuq?i ‘it (YQT) First Nation community has come together for a wildfire resilience project to up their game against future flames.


Mississauga, Ont., looks to beef up climate change mitigation

The city is proposing $222.9 million toward initiatives that support climate mitigation and adaptation, 57 per cent of the budget.
 
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Emergency Management

Emergency Management: Are Your Prepared?

Recently, a group of emergency management professionals met to discuss everything from mental health in the profession to the lasting impacts of the pandemic to best practices and lessons learned in disaster mitigation, preparation, response and recovery. Learn what these experts had to say! Sponsored by the Emergency Management Group and Base Camp Connect.

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Laura King

Life safety: Q&A with NFPA’s Laura King

Meet Laura King, the regional director of Canada for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) who champions building, fire, and life safety activities across the country, and works with the fire and life safety community, including emergency managers, to advance safety in Canada. » Read More
 
Bridging the Gap: Policy with teeth

Bridging the Gap: Policy with teeth

We are relying on our emergency management policymakers to lead change in the age of uncertainty, writes Simon Wells in his latest Bridging the Gap column. » Read More
 
News 
 

California gets more rain and snow, but dry days are ahead

More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns. » Read More

Tornado hits Selma, Alabama; 9 deaths reported across South

Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barrelled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia. » Read More

Recalling the storm of the century

When freezing rain started falling on the evening of Jan. 6, 2023, it brought back memories from a quarter of a century ago for many people who lived through a severe weather incident. » Read More
 
Events 
 

CatIQ Connect 2023

Feb. 7-8, 2023
Toronto
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