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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DIR10-142 - July 26, 2010
News
Smoke from forest fires prompts evacuations in Manitoba
Media reported that approximately 44 people were evacuated from Northlands First Nation near Lac Brochet on July 24 because of smoke coming from Saskatchewan forest fires. About 10 more people were expected to be removed from the reserve on July 25. Northlands is an isolated community near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan boundary and is only accessible by air transportation or winter roads.
Source article – CANOE, July 25, 2010
Source article – Winnipeg Free Press, July 26, 2010
Storm causes flooding in North Battleford, Saskatchewan: Update
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-141, media reported that 220 homes were damaged by flooding from the downpour of hail and rain on July 22. The state of emergency remains in effect. An official from the provincial Ministry of Social Services indicated that nine families were forced from their homes because of flooding.
Source article – CBC News, July 24, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, July 23, 2010
Saskatchewan disaster assistance program continues to pay flood victims
On July 22, the Province of Saskatchewan announced that nearly 950 cheques for $3,000 have been issued to flood damage victims in Maple Creek, Saskatoon and Yorkton, under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP). Those that have suffered damages over $3,000 will receive additional assistance as claims are adjusted. This year, there have been 1,198 PDAP claims from Saskatchewan residents so far.
Source article – Province of Saskatchewan, July 23, 2010
Source article – CBC, July 22, 2010
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 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.