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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DIR10-094 - May 17, 2010
News
Residents evacuated due to wildfire in Alberta
To update from Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-093, on May 16, the Alberta Emergency Management Agency issued a mandatory evacuation notice due to a wildfire in the Opal area, which is north of Edmonton. Media reported that winds gusting up to 40 km/h caused the flames to jump a 10-metre-wide fireguard. As of May 14, the brush fire had burned at least 22 square kilometres. The blaze has destroyed one home; however, there have been no injuries. Fireguards are being dug to keep the fire away from homes and outbuildings. Firefighters from Alberta Sustainable Resource Development and volunteers have been deployed and seven helicopters have been used to attack the flames. Officials indicated that it could take several weeks to completely extinguish the fire; however, winds are expected to be calmer on May 17.
Source article – Alberta Emergency Management Agency, May 16, 2010
Source article – CBC, May 16, 2010
Source article - CTV, May 16, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, May 14, 2010
Highway upgrades continue in Nova Scotia
On May 14, the Government of Nova Scotia announced that work on the province’s 100-series highways will continue during the 2010 construction season. Contracts totalling $29,837,646 have been awarded for work in Halifax Regional Municipality and five counties. The contracts are all cost-shared with the federal government. The highways division of The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal manages more than 23,000 kilometres of roads, maintains 4,100 bridges and operates seven provincial ferries.
Source article – Government of Nova Scotia, May 14, 2010
New ER nursing positions funded in Ontario
On May 14, the Government of Ontario announced that it is assisting hospitals in creating more nursing positions dedicated to assisting patients who arrive in emergency rooms (ER) by ambulance. The province is providing $9.6 million for municipalities to create over 90 ER-dedicated nursing positions across the province. These nurses will help reduce the time paramedics spend in hospital ERs, which will allow the paramedics to respond to other calls.
Source article – Government of Ontario, May 14, 2010
Cyber tracking
CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 72 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
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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.
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