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Emergency Preparedness Week- May 4-10, 2025

Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is a national awareness initiative and an opportunity for you to take action to ensure you're prepared to protect yourself, your family and your community during an emergency. This year, the theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. We encourage you to understand the risks in your area and learn what actions you can take to protect yourself and your household

Like every municipality, regardless of size and location, Northern Bruce Peninsula can be seriously disrupted by an emergency. This could take the form of a severe storm, flood, fire, extended power outages, or similar disaster.

All capable adults are responsible for being prepared for unforeseen emergencies. While nobody can predict an emergency, it is important to plan for a variety of possibilities. Your personal plan can make a significant difference to you and your family's well-being. Emergencies can and do occur without warning.

The resources on this page have been assembled to help you prepare.

Emergency Prepardness

Emergencies can happen at any time, and with little or no warning.

Would you be ready if a significant blizzard, tornado, flood or hailstorm hit the area?

The key to responding to an emergency is being prepared before it happens. That means developing an emergency plan for your household, having an emergency kit, and staying informed.

Here are a few tips, as well as links to resources, that will help you plan for the unexpected.

Make an Emergency Plan

An emergency plan will help everyone in your household know what to do in the event of an emergency.

It should include information like:

Safe exits from home and neighbourhood
Meeting places to reunite with family or roommates
Designated person to pick up children should you be unavailable
Emergency numbers and contact information
Health and insurance information
Places for your pet to stay
Risks in the area
Location of your fire extinguisher, water valve, electrical panel, gas valve and floor drain

Click here for online tools to help you create an Emergency Plan for your household.

Assemble an Emergency Kit

Some items to have in your emergency kit include:

food (non-perishable and easy-to-prepare items, enough for three days) and a manual can opener
bottled or bagged water (4 litres per person for each day) and backup water purification tablets
medication(s)
toilet paper and other personal items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.
personal protective equipment (PPE) such as medical masks and respirators
back up chargers and power banks for cell phone or mobile device
cash in small bills
portable light source such as a flashlight, headlamp or glow stick
radio (crank or battery-run)
extra batteries
first-aid kit
candles and matches/lighter
hand sanitizer or moist towelettes
important papers such as a copy of your emergency plan, identification, contact lists, copies of prescriptions, etc.
extra car and house keys
whistle (to attract attention, if needed)
sealable plastic bag (to keep things dry)
garbage bags and duct tape

Stay Informed

There are many resources available online to help you stay informed before and during an emergency.

Area highway conditions- https://511on.ca/

Environment Canada weather alerts - https://weather.gc.ca/mainmenu/alert_menu_e.html

Alert Ready – Canada’s emergency alerting system - https://www.alertready.ca/

Emergency management in Ontario - https://www.ontario.ca/page/emergency-management

How to be Prepared for Different Types of Emergencies

Safety for All – Ensure everyone, including children, seniors, people with disabilities and pets are prepared for an emergency

Additional Resources