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Home PSEPC Daily Brief DOB06-028 Daily BriefThe PSEPC Daily Brief is a compilation of summaries of publicly available and PSEPC information concerning critical infrastructure protection and emergency management. DOB06-028 - 9 February 2006 NewsVolunteers search for missing fisherman Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) vessels and military aircraft were on the scene on February 8. Halifax Regional Municipality search and rescue crews are searching the province’s south shore just west of Halifax. Hydro One restoring power Favourable weather conditions allowed helicopters to assess damages and the cleared roads permitted crews to redeploy to the hardest hit areas, in particular Owen Sound and Walkerton. Hydro One maintains information on power outages and restoration estimates. Hydro One owns and operates Ontario's power transmission network. Mission B.C. officials testing water The results of the first round of tests on the water indicated no deterioration in the water's safety or quality. Officials indicated that further tests would be performed. The local population has been instructed to continue drinking bottled water until further test results are received. In briefAvian Influenza: Update The WHO indicated that it is ready to respond to requests for support from Nigeria , including assessment teams and the provision of essential supplies and equipment. The Public Health Agency of Canada provides information on avian influenza. Cyber risk assessmentOver the course of the past 24 hours, the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) has not detected any significant new threats or vulnerabilities. No significant incidents with the potential to affect critical infrastructure have been reported. Accordingly, based on the information available to CCIRC, the cyber risk facing Canadian critical infrastructure is assessed as low. Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to apply appropriate security precautions and monitor their systems. Recent cyber alerts and advisories issued by CCIRC can be viewed under “Recent analytical releases” at www.psepc.gc.ca/ccirc. See also...Note to readersPublic Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) collects information related to cyber and physical threats to, and incidents involving, Canadian critical infrastructure. This allows us to monitor and analyze threats and to issue alerts, advisories and other information products. Any suspected criminal activity should be reported to local law enforcement organizations. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Operations Centre (NOC) provides a 24/7 service to receive such reports or to redirect callers to local law enforcement organizations. The NOC can be reached at (613) 993-4460. National security concerns should be reported to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) at (613) 993-9620. Links to sites not under the control of the Government of Canada (GoC) are provided solely for the convenience of users. The GoC is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The GoC does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content. Some hyperlinks in the PSEPC Daily Brief direct users to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act. Users should be aware that these sources are only available in the language in which they are written. |