Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report

The Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report is a compilation of summaries of publicly available emergency management information concerning critical infrastructure.

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DIR10-088 - May 7, 2010

News

Penniac Bridge in Fredericton will close for renovations
On May 6, the Government of New Brunswick announced that the Penniac Bridge in Fredericton will be closed for repairs for about six weeks starting May 10. Motorists are encouraged to use Route 8 and Route 628 as alternates. New Brunswick Transportation Minister Denis Landry indicated that these repairs are part of key infrastructure investments to strengthen the provincial highway network.
Source article – Government of New Brunswick, May 6, 2010

Unrest of Greece and possible error affects Canadian financial markets
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-087, media reported that on May 6, North American stock markets experienced significant fluctuations as concern grew that the Greek debt crisis could spread to other European countries. However, some sources indicated that the drop occurred because a trader may have typed the letter "b" for billion instead of "m" for million.
Source article - CTV, May 7, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, May 7, 2010

NRC developing high performance materials to help make critical structures more shock-resistant
In collaboration with the University of Ottawa, National Research Council Canada (NRC) is developing high performance structures that incorporate high performance concrete and advanced composite materials to help make critical structures more shock-resistant. The materials are made of fibre-reinforced polymers. By adding a shock absorber, the new construction materials could improve the safety of critical infrastructure in Canada and around the world. As well as developing new technology, NRC indicated that they are developing a risk management approach, which involves identifying public infrastructure that is critical. The goal would then be to incorporate shock-resistant materials into key structures at critical stress points—such as the load-bearing columns holding up a highway overpass—in order to provide adequate strength and safety margins, and extend their service life. After NRC's new building materials and systems have been fully evaluated, including testing that simulates the effects of blast or heavy impacts, they will be made available to Canadian companies and critical infrastructure owners.
Source article – National Research Council Canada, May 5, 2010

Cyber tracking

CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 24 hours, CCIRC has not released any security publications.

CCIRC provides a list of recent and archived security publications.

Threat and vulnerability monitoring
CCIRC has not detected any new significant threats or vulnerabilities. Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to monitor and apply appropriate security precautions.

Relevant links

Below are links to sites related to Canada’s critical infrastructure.

Food Recalls and Allergy Alerts
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Health Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
Health Canada

Disease Outbreak News
World Health Organization

Travel Health Notices
Public Health Agency of Canada

Transportation - Safety
Transport Canada

Travel Reports and Warnings
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Weather warnings for Canada
Environment Canada

Earthquakes
Earthquakes Canada

Hurricanes
Canadian Hurricane Centre

Hurricanes
U.S. National Hurricane Center

News Releases
Infrastructure Canada

 
 

Note to readers

Public Safety Canada collects information related to cyber and physical threats to, and events concerning, Canadian critical infrastructure. This allows Public Safety Canada to monitor and analyze threats and to issue alerts, advisories and other information products.

Links to sites not under the control of the Government of Canada are provided solely for the convenience of users. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The Government of Canada does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content.

Public Safety Canada respects the Official Languages Act and is committed to ensuring that information products are available in both English and French. However, users should be aware that some links direct users to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act and that these sources are only available in the language in which they are written.