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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DIR10-096 - May 19, 2010
News
New Trusted Traveller/ NEXUS program at three Canadian airports
On May 17, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) announced that Canadian air travellers with NEXUS cards can now be expedited through designated airport security screening lines when travelling on domestic and select international flights, excluding travel to the United States. This process will also reduce wait times for travellers at other screening lines. The program is offered at the Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal airports. The new Trusted Traveller/NEXUS trial program is being offered by CATSA in conjunction with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Transport Canada. CATSA will be analyzing the results of the trial program and, based on the results, will decide whether to expand the program to other Canadian airports.
Source article – Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, May 17, 2010
The CBSA provides more information on NEXUS.
State of local emergency declared in Saskatchewan due to wildfire
On May 19, the Star Phoenix reported that the Regional Municipality of Buckland, located north of Prince Albert, has been under a state of local emergency since May 17 due to a wildfire. A total of 50 people have been evacuated. One home was destroyed and roughly 60 others are at risk. The exact cause of the 3-square kilometre fire has not yet been determined. The fire risk in the Prince Albert area remains high. This wildfire is one of 12 currently burning across the province.
Source article – The Star Phoenix, May 19, 2010
Government of Saskatchewan announces new public safety telecommunications network
On May 18, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that the installation of the province's new Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network (PPSTN) is nearly complete. Nearly 5,000 users will be able to migrate from SaskTel's FleetNet system to the new system starting in June. The PPSTN will provide public safety users with the interoperability and sustainability they need to provide timely responses to emergencies. Weyburn police and fire services will be the first organizations to migrate. The new public safety network will provide public safety radio communications coverage to virtually the entire province. The project will be completed at the end of 2010 and will have a total investment of $130 million.
Source article – Government of Saskatchewan, May 18, 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
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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.
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.