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Major infrastructure woes will confront both regions, including hundreds of downed power poles and cables.
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The governments are taking steps to review their joint emergency and evacuation plans with the goal of incorporating lessons and observations from other jurisdictions.
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The Government of the Northwest Territories says it will fund residents who self-evacuated by road and small businesses affected by evacuation orders.
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“I know we’re all feeling weather-weary, but hurricane season is upon us,” said Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr.
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Households hit by very hot weather can struggle to maintain food supplies in a matter of days rather than months, according to a new study from Oxford researcher Carolin Kroeger.
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Communication and Catastrophic Events addresses the practical application and research implications of communication theory in the context of man-made and natural catastrophes. Bringing together contributions by leading experts in crisis management and strategic communication, this timely collection of resources links scientific issues with public policy while discussing the challenges and opportunities for using communication to manage extreme events in the evolving media landscape of the 21st century.
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Kelvin Hirsch, retired director of forest research with the Canadian Forest Service, says managing the risks from wildland fire is a shared responsibility of individuals, neighbourhoods, communities, businesses, and all levels of government.
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With growing frequency of large-scale emergencies in Canada, agencies must be able to work together effectively. On Oct. 11, join Blue Line, Fire Fighting In Canada and Avert for the inaugural InterOp Canada event.
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Simona Rosenfield with Cabin Radio shares how evacuees from the Northwest Territories are coping in new and sometimes uncertain accommodation, and how the territorial government, City of Edmonton and Canadian Red Cross are responding.
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Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday.
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This report is packed with valuable insights on data-driven approaches and innovative strategies on post-COVID-19 policy, innovation and technology, education and training, and capacity issues.
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Designed with water-wise functionality and accessibility in mind, each water station includes a drinking fountain, water bottle filling station, a pet water fountain, and overhead misting.
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“This unprecedented wildfire season has already exceeded all records in terms of area burned in B.C. and across Canada,” said Aaron Sutherland, vice-president, Western and Pacific, IBC.
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Professor and author Ilan Kelman explains why disasters are neither natural, nor sudden, unusual, or unpredictable. "The disaster is the creation and perpetuation of vulnerability," Kelman writes.
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