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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DIR10-119 - June 22, 2010
News
Heavy rains in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan: Update
To update on Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-118, on June 22, the Calgary Herald reported that the state of local emergency in Pincher Creek was lifted the morning of June 19. However, the County of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat remain in states of local emergency and there is still flooding in areas. On June 21, Alberta Environment issued a Flood Warning Update, which indicated that a Flood Watch was issued for the South Saskatchewan River including the City of Medicine Hat and that a Flood Warning was issued for all tributaries flowing north out of the Cypress Hills. On June 21, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority issued a High Streamflow and Water Level Advisory for Saskatchewan. On June 22, Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches, downgraded from tornado watches, for several areas in southern Saskatchewan.
On June 21, a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure indicated that the portion of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Saskatchewan-Alberta border is not expected to open until possibly June 25. At the section of roadbed at Eagle Creek, approximately 100 metres of the westbound lanes were washed away as well as 75 metres of the passing lane on the eastbound side of the highway. The plan is to build a temporary fix on the eastbound lanes to operate as a two-lane highway to get traffic flowing. In Saskatchewan, traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway is being rerouted past the closure by going north on Highway 4 from Swift Current, and west on Highway 7 into Alberta. However, the detour is creating logistical problems for truckers of semis that pull two trailers since it is illegal for them to travel on single-lane highways, which are being used for the detour. In Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, there are three or four rural roads washed out as well as several broken bridges. No injuries or deaths have been reported.
Source article – Calgary Herald, June 22, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, June 21, 2010
Source article – Alberta Environment, June 21, 2010
Source article – Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, June 21, 2010
Source article – Environment Canada, June 22, 2010
Source article – Calgary Herald, June 21, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, June 21, 2010
Public Safety Canada Geomatics provides a map of the affected areas.
For Alberta, the AMA provides current road reports.
For Saskatchewan, the Government of Saskatchewan provides current road reports.
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
On June 17, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) released a new report, Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors, which examines the sustainability of Canada’s water supply and its use by the nation’s major resource sectors. The report, which reviews water use by the agriculture, forest, mining, electricity and oil and gas sectors, suggests that the time is now for Canadian policy makers, businesses, environmental groups and other concerned Canadians to look at ways to modernize outdated and inadequate water management practices.
Source article – National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, June 2010
VIA to provide basic service in the event of CAW strike
On June 21, Via Rail Canada announced that they are currently negotiating with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), which represents about 2,200 employees who provide services in stations, telephone sales offices, on-board trains, maintenance centres and offices. The previous CAW collective agreement expired on December 31, 2009. Talks with the union have been ongoing since October 2009. Federal mediators are assisting the parties in the negotiating process and talks are expected to continue until at least midnight on June 27. VIA remains optimistic that a negotiated agreement will be reached. However, in the event of a work stoppage, VIA has developed a contingency plan for the provision of basic train service on all its routes.
Source article – VIA Rail, June 20, 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.
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