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24-hour emergency assistance. Service. Phone. Campus security (available 24 hours a day) on-campus safety or first-aid help. 250-721-7599. Vancouver Island Crisis Line (available 24 hours a day) immediate support for someone in crisis or attempting suicide. 1‑888‑494‑3888 (toll-free within Canada)
250-721-7599. SafeWalk (a 24-hour service of Campus Security) To talk to someone immediately (e.g. due to an emotional crisis or thoughts of suicide) 1-888-494-3888. Vancouver Island Crisis Line. Assistance or information about sexual assault or sexual abuse (women, trans, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people) 250-383-3232.
Fiona Puszka Personal Safety Coordinator Phone: 250-721-8981 Email: psc@uvic.ca Fiona provides support and referral for all personal safety related concerns, as well as coordinating the crime prevention programs and safety and emergency program education for the campus. Emily Boulter Scheduling & Alarms Coordinator Phone: 250-721-6618.
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While Ontario is a safe place to live and work, emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) coordinates a system of mutually supportive partnerships that manages emergencies in Ontario.
Since 1980, communities have counted on Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) when they needed us most. In fact, we are on the job well before an emergency occurs. Prevention and preparedness are key pillars of EMOs mandate. When the unthinkable happens, EMOis there to support community response and coordinate provincial activities as required.
All municipalities and provincial ministries must have an emergency management program as set out in the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. EMOhelps municipalities and ministries implement their programs by providing them with: 1. advice 2. assistance 3. guidelines 4. training 5. other tools Review the Emergency Management Framework for...
To support municipalities in times of emergency, the province maintains an extensive emergency management capacity that is coordinated through the provincial emergency operations centre (PEOC). The PEOC is staffed at all times and monitors evolving situations inside and outside of Ontario. This ensures decision makers and provincial resources are a...
Ontario provides culturally appropriate emergency management supports for First Nation communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an emergency. In collaboration and coordination with First Nation communities, the federal government, provincial ministries and other communities, multiple programs and strategies have been developed to en...
The Emergency Management and Civil Protection Actestablishes the province’s legal basis and framework for managing emergencies. It defines the authority, responsibilities and safeguards accorded to provincial ministries, municipalities, and specific individual appointments, such as the chief of emergency management. The act, along with powers conta...
For purposes of administration and response, the province is divided into two emergency management areas (North and East, South and West) and 10 sectors. A sector consists of roughly 40-50 municipalities and an emergency management field officer is assigned to each sector. The 10 sectors are: 1. Amethyst 2. Albany 3. Bruce 4. Capital 5. Golden Hors...
5.5. The Provincial Emergency Operations Centre 5.5.1. Role of the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre. The Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) is the central coordinator of the provincial ERO. The PEOC is physically located in Toronto, with an alternate location in Hamilton. It serves five core functions:
Emergency management at UVic encourages people to take steps to be personally prepared for emergencies and disasters. To help prepare the university it has created specialized plans and teams to help our campus respond to major emergencies and to recover quickly from unexpected disruptions.
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Supporting the province’s core emergency response plans are 37 additional response plans covering identified hazards. These plans are developed by ministries based on their areas of expertise. For example, the Ministry of Health writes and maintains the Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic. All of Ontario’s emergency response plans ...
