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The government says the act is the most comprehensive and progressive framework in Canada, and takes a proactive approach with an emphasis on disaster risk reduction.
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The first summit is bringing together emergency services workers and community leaders to brainstorm ways to grow capacity and take control of emergency situations.
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Through the Provincial Major Incident Readiness Team (MIRT), government has partnered with United Way of P.E.I. to prepare and distribute kits.
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The state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., has lifted more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area.
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“We expect to see an increasing number of heavy rainfall events, like the one that took place in Nova Scotia recently,” said Peter Nshimura, who is overseeing map development.
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The annual Ontario Disaster & Emergency Conference (DEMCON) embraces Ontario’s emergency management community where all can gather to share and learn from their experience. Delivering two full days of community networking featuring 30+ sessions with renowned speakers from across North America.
DEMCON offers keynotes, panel discussions, workshops and interviews that focus on lessons learned, new initiatives, and best practices on topics such as: Disaster Response & Recovery, Community Resilience and Climate Change.
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In our newest feature, David Etkin, Domini Baldasaro, and Stephanie Etkin summarize interviews with 16 disaster and emergency management practitioners and academics in Canada to shed light on key areas for improvement.
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Along with five other Samaritan's Purse volunteers, Lisa Letkeman and Debbie Fewster went through cycles of being put on standby, readying for evacuees as fires neared populated areas, and then standing down when the winds changed direction.
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"The aftermath of hurricane Fiona in Atlantic Canada not only points to the importance of studying how storms affect our communities and their patterns, but also underscores Canada’s need to better prepare," writes Antoine Lachance.
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Through case studies of the arctic, the book illustrates how factors such as nature, geography, demographics and infrastructure increase the complexity of crises in the Arctic and present a significant danger to life and health, the environment and values in challenging Arctic waters. Written in an accessible style, this book is a useful resource for students of disaster and emergency management, as well as for professionals involved in emergency services.
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The U.N. Special Envoy for Libya said in a statement that a mechanism is required amid "unilateral and competing initiatives'' by Libyan actors and institutions.
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Record rainfall fell at John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday, surpassing the record for any September day set during Hurricane Donna in 1960.
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The ambitious partnership looks to combine local knowledge and global technology to help communities understand and act on the water-related risks they face.
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Thirty-year emergency manager Ernest MacGillivray reflects on how the field has changed over the years, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.
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