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Shireen Mohammed, Meghan Coleman and Kim Coleman at Queen’s Park open-air Emergency Preparedness Week exhibit.
Since 1996, Canada and all its provinces and territories have marked Emergency Preparedness Week (EPW), an annual reminder of individual and family preparedness in an emergency.
This year’s EPW was celebrated from May 3 through May 9.
The staff and regional offices of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing have been in the forefront of emergency preparedness, emphasizing the importance of individual preparedness as well as municipal readiness for any unexpected event.
Toronto
The Ministry joined other provincial ministries, the federal government and Emergency Management Ontario in an outdoor exhibit and barbecue in Toronto to kick-off EPW.
At the event Ministry staff handed out pamphlets about the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP), which provides assistance to municipalities, individuals and businesses in the event of a natural disaster. Pamphlets about workshops on nuclear emergency and workplace preparedness were also distributed at the event.
Across Ontario
In London, Ontario regional staff spoke about preparing for severe weather events at a Ministry exhibit booth at Saunders Secondary School. At Fanshawe College staff spoke to lessons learned in emergency response in communities.
In Thunder Bay, ministry staff participated in EPW with an exhibit at the regional office and a display at the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario’s sector meeting.
Emergency Plans
All individuals, families and municipalities are encouraged to have an emergency plan for an unforeseen event. For people with special needs and seniors, Emergency Management Ontario: Disabilities/Special Needs has guidelines about emergency preparation
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