Emergency Plan Program
Committee Members Robert Gareau - Community Emergency Management Co-ordinator (CEMC) Dave Mayville - Mayor Dale Thompson - Alternate CEMC
View the Township's Emergency Plan
Emergency Preparedness Week is held each year in May. Check out their web site at www.emergencypreparednessweek.ca
Are you prepared for any emergency?
- Most Canadian do not realize that they have a responsibility for taking care of their basic needs of protecting life and property during the first 72 hours of any emergency.
- Could your family cope with no water, no electricity and no stores open for 3 days?
- Prepare now!
Emergency Survival Checklist - Three day supply per person | |
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Flashlight and batteries | Clothing and footwear |
Radio and batteries or crank radio | Blankets or sleeping bags |
Spare batteries | Toilet paper and other personal items |
First-aid Kit | Medication |
Candles and matches/lighter | Backpack/duffle bag (to hold all of the emergency survival kit items) |
Extra Car Keys and cash | Whistle (to attract attention, if needed) |
Important papers (identification) | Playing cards, games |
Food and bottled water |
You can visit the Emergency Management Ontario Web site at www.emergencymanagementontario.ca for more information.
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada has the following self-help brochures available on-line at www.ocipep.gc.ca to assist you in being prepared for any emergency situation.
- Be Prepared, Not Scared - Emergency Preparedness Starts with you
- Preparing for the Unexpected
- Winter power Failures
- Winter Driving - You, your car and winter storms
- Prepare to Survive a Major Earthquake
- Severe Storms
- Floods - What to do before and after
- Prepare for the Woods
- Earthquake preparedness: High Rises and Mobile Homes.