Enhancing public safety with fire service grants
Press Release Jun 03, 2024 Firefighters across Alberta play a critical role in the public safety of communities. Besides fighting fires, municipal firefighters provide first response to medical emergencies and…
Joint Press Release: Development of Urban Indigenous Community Safety Plan in Thunder Bay
Press Release Joint Press Release: Development of Urban Indigenous Community Safety Plan in Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada – In recognition of the five-year anniversary of Reclaiming Power and…
NORAD Modernization and the North – A Primer: Heather Exner-Pirot and Lee Carson
Press Release May 23, 2024 While there is much to applaud about the contents of the Defence Policy Update, there is good reason to doubt whether what’s written will actually…
Safer futures for Indigenous women, girls and 2S+ people
Press Release May 13, 2024 Indigenous women, girls and 2S+ people experience higher rates of violence than other Albertans, which is why Alberta’s government is providing $4 million to address…
New tools will help people prepare, stay informed during emergencies
Press Release May 9, 2024 VICTORIA – With many parts of the province experiencing warmer weather and British Columbia forecast to have an active wildfire season, the Province is introducing an…
Government of Canada: Updated 2024 wildfire season projections and preparedness measures
Press Release From: Public Safety Canada May 9, 2024 Emergency Preparedness Week serves as a reminder to know the risks, plan for them, and act. The Government of Canada is…
Government introduces legislation to counter foreign interference
Press Release From: Public Safety Canada May 6, 2024 Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of…
Emergency Preparedness Week 2024
Press Release May 6, 2024 The Department of Community and Government Services’ Emergency Management Division wants to let Nunavummiut know that the week of May 5 to 11 is Emergency…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls for Equitable Funding and Control in First Nations Emergency Management
Press Release (May 6, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, is marking Emergency Preparedness Week by calling for…
Emergency alert test coming to cellphones, TV, radio
Press Release May 1, 2024 VICTORIA – As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, an emergency alert test will be issued to cellphones, television and radio at 10:55 a.m. (Pacific time)…
