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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News | Cyber tracking | Relevant links | Note to readers

DIR10-132 - July 12, 2010

News

Governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to help Prairie farmers restore their cropland.
On July 8, Canada News Center reported that help is on the way for prairie farmers dealing with excess moisture and flooding through an AgriRecovery relief package. The Governments of Canada, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, will make up to $450 million available to help farmers take immediate steps to protect and restore damaged cropland.   Through the Governments’ action, producers will receive $30 per acre in assistance to adopt measures to protect, rehabilitate and manage affected cropland. In addition to this assistance, existing federal-provincial Business Risk Management programs, such as AgriInsurance (crop insurance), AgriStability and AgriInvest, will significantly help farmers manage the impact of this natural disaster as the first lines of defence to address income shortfalls.  An AgriRecovery response allows governments to respond quickly when disaster strikes a region and to address gaps not covered by existing programs.
Source article – Canada News Center

Government of Canada and New Brunswick invest in northern New Brunswick marine industry
On July 11, the New Brunswick Government reported the announcement of a project for the revitalization of the marine industry in the Acadian Peninsula thanks to financial investments by the federal and provincial governments.  The company will develop a multi-million dollar marine construction and repair facility in Bas-Caraquet with the contribution of $1.3 million from the federal government and a $300,000 loan guarantee from the provincial government.  Phase 1 of the project includes the purchase of land and buildings in the Bas-Caraquet Industrial Park. It also includes the acquisition of equipment and architectural marine plans.
Source article – Government of New Brunswick

Government of Quebec invests in health and social services in the Lanaudière region
On July 9 the Government of Quebec announced a range of actions to improve access to care provided in and around the Centre de santé et de services sociaux du Nord de Lanaudière. This announcement carries with it a capital budget of $8.5 million as well as new operating budgets. The Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière regional hospital will be expanded and renovated. The Centre de santé et de services sociaux du Nord de Lanaudière will also receive new budgets of up to $1,609,100 annually to free up short-term beds in the regional hospital and relieve some of the urgent need.
Source article – Government of Quebec

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 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

 
 

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.