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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DIR10-116 - June 17, 2010
News
B.C. mudslide: Update
To update on Pubic Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-115, on June 15, Radio-Canada reported that most residents of Oliver, B.C., were able to return home on June 16 and that Highway 97 was reopened.
Source article – Radio-Canada, June 16, 2010
Source article – CBC, June 16, 2010
Public Safety Canada Geomatics provides a map of the affected area.
CFIA issues Expanded Health Hazard Alert for certain cooked meat products due to possible Listeria
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-113 , on June 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued an Expanded Health Hazard Alert to include additional distribution information regarding the ready-to-eat cooked meats from Establishment 294 that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have been distributed in retail and deli stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source article - Canadian Food Inspection Agency , June 16, 2010
The CFIA provides more information about Listeria monocytogenes.
Government of Canada moves to further enhance air transport security
On June 14, Transport Canada announced that the Government of Canada is launching a full review of The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, or CATSA, the agency responsible for the country's air transport security. The purpose of the review is to enhance the safety and security of air travellers. The government is seeking stakeholders' input to determine whether changes are required to better serve Canadian industry and the travelling public.
Source article – Transport Canada, June 14, 2010
Government funding for municipalities’ infrastructure projects
On June 16, Infrastructure Canada announced that 29 municipalities in Huntingdon, Quebec, will receive $20,619,001, approved for the purposes of the federal-provincial agreement on the transfer of a portion of federal gasoline excise tax revenues and the Quebec government's contribution in order to carry out major infrastructure projects and for public transit. The objective of this federal-provincial agreement is to provide funding for the renewal of municipal and local infrastructure within a context of sustainable development and particularly for drinking water, wastewater, local road networks, solid waste management and energy efficiency improvements of buildings.
Source article – Infrastructure Canada, June 16, 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 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.