Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report
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DIR10-109 - June 8, 2010
News
Severe storm hits Leamington, Ontario: Update
To update on Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-108, CTV reported that hundreds of residents in Leamington, Ontario, and surrounding areas were still without power the morning of June 8. The utility indicated that most homes and businesses were expected to have power restored by the morning of June 8, but some may be without power until the evening. However, close to 1,000 customers in Leamington are not expected to have their power fully restored until about noon on June 9. On June 7, Environment Canada confirmed that the town of 31,000 was hit by an F1 tornado.
Source article – CTV.ca Toronto, June 8, 2010
Source article – Municipality of Leamington, June 7, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, June 7 2010
Hydro One provides information on power outages in Leamington.
Environment Canada provides more information on the Fujita scale, which rates the severity of tornadoes.
CCIRC releases advisory AV10-016: Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities
On June 7, Public Safety Canada's Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) released advisory AV10-016 to bring attention to vulnerabilities in Novell eDirectory, which could be exploited to cause a Denial of Service or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. CCIRC recommends that departments liaise with the administrators/maintainers of the network service to identify affected products and assess the need to apply the appropriate updates and/or workarounds.
Source article - Public Safety Canada, June 7, 2010
CCIRC provides a list of recent and archived security publications.
Governments of Ontario and Toronto launch revitalization of Union Station
On June 4, the governments of Canada and Ontario, and the City of Toronto officially kicked off the start of construction to revitalize Union Station and strengthen its position as Canada’s premier inter-regional and intermodal transportation hub. Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley stated that “By investing in the revitalization of Union Station, our government is improving both an iconic Canadian landmark and facility that is used by millions of commuters every year.” Work is expected to be completed in 2015. The total cost for the revitalization of Union Station is approximately $640 million. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $164 million (up to a maximum of $133 million from the Building Canada Fund, $25 million from VIA Rail and $6 million from the Transit-Secure Fund) toward the project. The Government of Ontario is contributing up to $172 million to the revitalization, while the City of Toronto is contributing the remaining $304 million.
Source article – Transport Canada , June 4, 2010
Since acquiring Union Station in 2000, the City of Toronto has invested $50 million in the station and will manage all construction with three objectives: to promote Union Station as a multimodal transportation hub; to preserve its heritage and character; and to revitalize the station as a premier transportation centre that will be a major destination in the city. The City of Toronto provides more information on the Union Station Revitalization
Canada-Quebec partnerships to benefit drinking water supplies in Quebec municipalities
On June 4, Infrastructure Canada announced three joint financial contributions under federal-provincial agreements made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO). Added to municipality contributions, the following investments will fund major infrastructure work to consolidate drinking water supplies.
- $15 million for 10 projects in the Régie intermunicipale d’aqueduc du Bas-Richelieu
- $271,250 to the Municipality of Rougemont
- $3,249,820 to the Municipality of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
Source article – Infrastructure Canada , June 4, 2010
Source article – Infrastructure Canada , June 4, 2010
Source article - Infrastructure Canada , June 4, 2010
PRECO enables Quebec municipalities to restore or replace their water mains and sewers. Investment priorities are set by the municipalities in accordance with action plans submitted to the Quebec Department of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Use. The municipalities can choose between repair and replacement. There are over 80,000 kilometres of municipal underground water and sewer mains in Quebec, estimated to be worth over $60 billion.
Cyber tracking
CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 24 hours, CCIRC has released the following security publications, which provide details on specific vulnerabilities and suggested mitigation strategies:
- AV10-016: Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities
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.