May 4 – 10, 2025, was Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada. Thank you to everyone who attended the personal preparedness session in the Auditorium, as well as those who joined in on discussions about personal preparedness and hazard related trivia during unit rounding. There were many interesting questions raised regarding our internal Hospital emergency colour code processes, as well as regional risks, such as what this wildfire season might have in store.
Shout out to our two gift card winners:
- Haley Koopman, Academic Affairs
- Elizabeth Lempiala, Paediatrics
Don’t forget one free personal preparedness activity you can do throughout the year is to stay informed. How? Visit the Emergency Preparedness department webpage and tune into local news and emergency notification applications:
- Highway information, including road conditions and road closures via Ontario 511’s cellphone app and website
- Weather alerts via Environment Canada’s WeatherCAN cellphone app and website
- Forest fire activity and fire restrictions via the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources website
- Wildfire smoke conditions via FireSmoke Canada
- Air quality conditions via the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks, Thunder Bay monitoring station
If you have questions, please reach out to Mēsha Richard, Lead, Emergency Preparedness (ext. 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net)