Posted in Emergency Management on June 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR09-117, on June 19, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reported that 805 new cases of H1N1 flu virus infection have now been confirmed in Canada. This brings the total of cases to 5,710: 209 (18 new) in B.C.; 498 (97 new) in Alberta, including 1 […]
Posted in Security, Emergency Management on June 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
On June 18, the Wall Street Journal reported that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) was planning a pilot program to evaluate power utility providers’ capability to sustain cyber attacks. NERC Chief Security Officer Michael Assente indicated that efforts were underway to assess utility companies’ security preparedness. Mr. Assente also indicated that NERC is […]
Posted in Emergency Management on June 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR09-114, on June 15, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reported that 534 new cases of H1N1 flu virus infection have now been confirmed in Canada. This brings the total of cases to 4,049: 172 (5 new) in B.C.; 264 (24 new) in Alberta, including 1 […]
Posted in Emergency Management on June 11th, 2009 No Comments »
The World Health Organization has declared swine flu a pandemic, the first one in more than 40 years. Although most of the cases have been mild, the WHO is concerned about the spread of the virus to 74 countries.
Source article: 660 news alert
Posted in Emergency Management on June 10th, 2009 No Comments »
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR09-110, on June 9, Canwest news services reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) was getting closer to declaring a pandemic level for the current worldwide H1N1 flu virus outbreak. WHO’s acting Assistant Director General Dr. Keiji Fukuda outlined some reasons for why the situation is potentially moving […]
Posted in Emergency Management, Flooding on June 8th, 2009 No Comments »
On June 5, New Brunswick Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John Foran announced that the Province will offer a financial assistance program for victims of ice-jam flooding that occurred earlier this spring. Several regions of New Brunswick had localized flooding, including the Miramichi, Restigouche and St. John rivers and tributaries. In addition, some residents […]
Posted in Emergency Management on June 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR09-108, on June 5, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reported that 2,115 cases of H1N1 flu virus infection have now been confirmed in Canada: 142 in B.C., 150 in Alberta including 1 death, 179 in Saskatchewan, 40 in Manitoba, 1078 in Ontario including 2 deaths, 437 […]
Posted in Emergency Management, Water Quality on June 5th, 2009 No Comments »
The destruction of three beaver dams is being blamed for a train derailment that caused more than 15,000 litres of fuel to spill into the Ottawa River on Wednesday. Due to the beaver dam breach, 200 metres of railway track were washed-out, which later caused two locomotives and six cars to derail the tracks. The […]
Posted in Emergency Management on June 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR09-104, on June 1, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reported that 1,530 cases of H1N1 flu virus infection have now been confirmed in Canada: 132 in B.C., 126 in Alberta including 1 death, 153 in Saskatchewan, 11 in Manitoba, 715 in Ontario including 1 death, 309 […]
Posted in Emergency Management on June 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR09-103, on June 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that 62 countries, including Canada, have officially reported 17,410 cases of H1N1 flu virus infection, including 115 deaths.
Source article – WHO, 1 June 2009