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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.

DOB05-242 - 19 December 2005

News

Province of Alberta approves $1.3-million disaster recovery program for flooding
On December 15, the Government of Alberta announced a $1.3-million disaster recovery program for residents of east central Alberta. The program is in response to heavy rainfall that occurred from August 23-25, 2005, which caused severe overland flooding. The disaster recovery program covers damage for which insurance is not readily and reasonably available.
(Source: Government of Alberta, 15 December 2005)  
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Road safety enhanced in B.C.’s Central Interior
On December 16, B.C. Solicitor General John Les announced that drivers and residents in B.C.’s Central Interior will get a new Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) to help reduce driving behaviours that lead to crashes and fatalities. This new police seven-member unit forms part of a province-wide enhanced Road Safety Initiative that is dedicating up to 110 new officers to strategic road safety intervention, enforcement and awareness. The $1-million yearly cost of the unit is covered by a five-year agreement between the provincial government and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), which provides funding for enhanced traffic enforcement programs across the province.
(Source: British Columbia, 16 December 2005)  
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In brief

Cyber risk assessment

Over the course of the past 72 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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