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The PSEPC Daily Brief is a compilation of summaries of publicly available and PSEPC information concerning critical infrastructure protection and emergency management.

DOB05-240 - 15 December 2005

News

Alberta needs better disaster response: Report
According to an Alberta Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) report released on December 14, Alberta needs to develop a more unified and swift response to environmental disasters. The EPC provincial panel was established following a train derailment that spilled heavy oil and a hazardous chemical into Lake Wabamun in August 2005. The panel’s purpose was to review and make recommendations on Alberta's ability to respond to environmental incidents. The panel made 10 key recommendations, one of which was to create an umbrella agency responsible for emergencies, disasters and security.
(Source: CBC News, 14 December 2005)
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Alberta Environment provides a background summary on the EPC report, and the final draft of the report, entitled A Review of Alberta’s Environmental and Emergency Response Capacity-Learning the Lessons and Building Change.

In brief

Winter storm forces P.E.I. school closures and suspension of ferry service
On December 14, the first major winter storm of the season struck P.E.I. The storm forced school closures and the suspension of the Woods Island ferry service, and delayed opening of businesses and government offices as well as departing flights. As of December 15, all flights at the Charlottetown Airport are running on schedule.
(Source: CBC News, 14 December 2005)
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Environment Canada issues weather warnings for the province.

Cyber risk assessment

Over 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...

• The Weather Office
• FAC - Travel Updates

Note to readers

Public 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.

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