Emergencies happen every day in our community. Fortunately, most of these emergencies can be dealt with by our local first responders which may include fire, police, emergency health services and public works.
Over the last few years, we have experienced emergencies which have affected us on a larger scale such as the ice storm of 1998, S.A.R.S., the blackout of 2003, Influenza, the global COVID-19 pandemic and most recently the ice storm of 2025.
When incidents such as those mentioned occur, the Mayor in conjunction with the Municipal Emergency Control Group can implement our municipality’s emergency response plan and may also declare a state of emergency.
The Municipal Emergency Community Control Group consists of municipal officials who unite to ensure that an appropriate response to an emergency is controlled and properly co-ordinated through the allocation of human and physical resources.
On occasion, a situation may occur which taxes the available resources of a municipality. In light of this, mutual aid agreements between neighbouring municipalities have been established in order to overcome any difficulties.
If the emergency grows to the point where mutual aid is not sufficient to deal with a particular situation, or if the threat to the public’s safety is compromised then assistance from the province through the Emergency Management Organization (EMO) may be requested.