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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DIR10-106 - June 3, 2010
News
Quebec forest fires force evacuations: Update
To update from Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-105, on June 2-3, media reported that according to SOPFEU, Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency, there are no longer any fires out of control in the province. Rainfall on June 1-2 helped firefighters put out some of the nearly 60 fires that were burning a few days earlier, bringing the number down to 29 by the afternoon of June 2. However, approximately 1,300 from the Wemotaci reserve are still waiting for permission to return home. On June 3, a committee of experts will be on site from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the Council of the Nation Atikamekw and Band Council to assess the quality of air and drinking water. On June 3, Environment Canada indicated that the smog warning for La Tuque ended.
Source article – CBC, June 2, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, June 2, 2010
Source article – Cyberpresse, June 3, 2010
Source article – Environment Canada, June 3, 2010
Public Safety Canada Geomatics provides a map of the affected areas.
SOPFEU provides more information on forest fires in Quebec.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre provides current situation reports.
Gas leak in Calgary forces evacuation of 250 homes
The Calgary Herald reported that more than 250 homes in northeast Calgary were evacuated because of a large gas leak on June 2. A backhoe punctured a 15-centimetre ATCO Gas line. Crews were quickly on the scene monitoring the air quality and evacuating the houses in the immediate area. ATCO Gas shut down the line and the leak stopped early in the evening; however, residents were still kept from their homes until the air quality improved. Firefighters evacuated 253 homes and gas service was turned off at 120 houses. Nobody was injured in the leak.
Source article – Calgary Herald , June 3, 2010
Public Safety Minister Toews represents Canada at international conference on civil aviation security
On June 2, Public Safety Canada announced that Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews met this week with international partners in the Middle East to discuss risks and strengthen global aviation security measures. Ministers and high-level officials from the Middle East, the United States of America, Australia and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and industry representatives participated in the Regional Civil Aviation Security Conference hosted by the United Arab Emirates.Safe and secure civil aviation is critical to the success of Canada’s economy, as well as our mutual safety and security. Canadian businesses require a safe and secure aviation system to facilitate trade with the rest of the world. Each year millions of people travel by air to, from and within Canada.
Source article – Public Safety Canada, June 2, 2010
New NERC report identifies threat environment and next steps for addressing key high-impact, low-frequency risks to the North American electric grid
On June 2, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the U.S. Department of Energy released a report that identifies a certain class of high-impact, low-frequency risk shown to have the potential to significantly affect the reliability of the North American bulk power system. The report examines three high-impact, low-frequency risks in detail: coordinated cyber, physical, or blended attacks; pandemic illness; and Geomagnetic Disturbances and Electromagnetic Pulse events. These risks are rare, and in some cases have never occurred. Certain protections and mitigations are already in place to address these risks, and this study will help the electric sector, public utility commissions, and the federal government to further prepare for these potential risks.
Source article - North American Electric Reliability Corporation , June 2, 2010
NERC provides the full report: High-Impact, Low-Frequency Event Risk to the North American Bulk Power System
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 is currently tracking the following computer-based threats and vulnerabilities for relevant impact on Canadian critical infrastructure. 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.