3 days ago
Prince Edward Island, Ottawa spending $1.4M on emergency preparedness measures
Jason Thistle, PEI Director of Emergency Management; Nick Jagoe, PEI Public Safety Officer; and Bloyce Thompson, PEI Deputy Premier and Minister of Justice and Public Safety announced funding for emergency preparedness. (Source: Government of PEI)
The Government of Prince Edward Island is putting funding towards enhancing 'emergency preparedness infrastructure' across the Island.
The province, along with the Government of Canada's Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund and P.E.I.'s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO), is spending about $1.4 million on supplies and infrastructure to benefit preparedness and response efforts across P.E.I.
'We are very pleased to work with local communities across our Island to source new supplies and enhance our infrastructure in the event on another major emergency,' said Deputy Premier and Minister of Justice and Public Safety Bloyce Thompson. 'As we continue to learn from the increased amount of weather events in our region and across Canada, it is critically important that we build on our preparedness to make sure we are ready to whatever comes our way.'
The funding will support the creation of nine designed emergency sites, which are equipped with large capacity generators.
Designated emergency sites are 'a provincial asset that can be activated in the event of an emergency,' a release from the province reads.
More than 50 shelter kit pallet boxes are also being distributed to municipal and community reception centres in the event of an emergency.
The shelter kit pallet box includes:
25 cots
25 polar fleece blankets
inflatable cot pillows
comprehensive first aid kits
an emergency weather alert radio
personal hygiene kits
P.E.I. EMO has been working with municipalities, communities and reception centres across the Island to deliver the shelter kits.
Islanders are also encouraged to be prepared in the event of a hurricane or other emergencies by having a household emergency plan, a preparedness kit and keeping up with the latest emergency updates.
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