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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DIR10-123 - June 28, 2010
News
Flood cost estimates, Trans-Canada reopens in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
To update on Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-120, on June 26, the Calgary Herald reported that early estimates of the cost of flood damage in the worst-hit areas of southeast Alberta are at $66 million, and a decision on disaster recovery funding is expected in mid-July. In Medicine Hat, the tally is $51 million.
Of that total, $47 million covers damage to municipal infrastructure such as roads, bridges and utilities. The other $4 million applies to roughly 340 homes and businesses hit by flooding. As of June 25, almost all of those properties had been inspected and 11 were condemned. In Cypress County, which includes the communities of Irvine and Walsh, damage was estimated at $15 million, a third of which is the projected cost of repairing 17 bridges. The total also includes $3 million for agricultural losses and $4 million to repair and replace some of the estimated 400 homes that suffered water damage.
Highway 1 from just east of Medicine Hat into Saskatchewan was reopened. RCMP indicated that the affected area from Dunmore to Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, opened, although a stretch east of the Alberta border was down to two lanes.
Source article – Calgary Herald, June 26, 2010
Source article – Calgary Herald, June 27, 2010
For Alberta, the AMA provides current road reports.
For Saskatchewan, the Government of Saskatchewan provides current road reports.
Government of Canada assists Manitoba with response to wildfires
On June 25, the Government of Canada announced that the federal government provided the Government of Manitoba with a final payment of $5.2 million under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program for response and recovery costs related to wildfires in the province in 2003. In the spring and summer months of 2003, Manitoba experienced severe wildfires affecting the Municipalities of Thompson, Lynn Lake, Leaf Rapids and Lac du Bonnet, as well as the First Nations communities of Norway House, Waasoagomach, Oxford House, and Split Lake. The wildfires caused the evacuation of approximately 900 people. Since the inception of the DFAA in 1970, the Government of Canada has provided more than $1.9 billion to the provinces and territories in disaster financial assistance.
Source article – Public Safety Canada, June 25, 2010
Public Safety Canada provides more information on the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements.
CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain green cardamon seeds due to possible Salmonella: Update
To update on Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-120, on June 25, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued an Expanded Health Hazard Alert regarding certain green cardamom seeds that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The update was expanded to include additional product information.
Source article - Canadian Food Inspection Agency, June 25, 2010
The CFIA provides more information about Salmonella.
Cyber tracking
CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 72 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.
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