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Emergency Preparedness Week 2022

Emergency Preparedness Week is a national awareness initiative that has taken place annually since 1996. It is a collaborative event undertaken by provincial and territorial emergency management organizations supporting activities at the local level, in concert with Public Safety Canada and partners. EP Week encourages Canadians to take three simple steps to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies:

• Know the risks
• Make a plan
• Get an emergency kit

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Honouring Acts of Bravery by Firefighters and Police Officers

43 heroic first responders receive medals for bravery

The Ontario government has honoured 43 firefighters and police officers with the Ontario Medal for Firefighter Bravery and the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery for their outstanding courage.

These medals are the province’s highest honours in recognition of firefighters and police officers whose actions demonstrate bravery in the line of duty.

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Fire Safety Message - No Smoking in the Garage!

For more information, please visit: the Ontario Fire Marshal website. 

Town-Talk - LDHCF Seedlings for Support

Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation Chair Susan Switzer and Vice Chair Lorraine Pihelgas discuss the foundation's upcoming "Seedlings for Support" campaign.

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Masking Requirements Continue in Select Indoor Settings

Access to Evusheld becomes another tool to manage COVID-19

As Ontario continues to effectively manage the sixth wave of COVID-19, the Chief Medical Officer of Health is maintaining existing provincial masking requirements in select higher-risk indoor settings until June 11, 2022.

“To protect our progress in managing this latest wave, I am maintaining masking requirements in specific public settings where individuals who are, or may be, at increased risk of severe outcomes, are in close contact for...