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Avert is Canada’s only media brand dedicated to informing the growing audience of professionals involved in disaster management. With a focus on the work of emergency managers across the country, Avert covers the news, products, trends and issues impacting the sector, and provides a platform for experts to discuss best practices and lessons learned in disaster mitigation, preparation, response and recovery.

05/24/2024

B.C. mayor says drones endangering wildfire helicopter pilots, pleads for patience

The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says drones are endangering helicopters being used to fight wildfires near

05/23/2024

Status of wildfire that threatened Fort McMurray changed to ‘being held’

A wildfire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods last week is no longer classified as out-of-control.

05/23/2024

Building projects must be ‘resilient and responsive to changing climatic conditions,’ says Housing CEO

Climate change is already creating many challenges in the NWT, and the territory’s housing authority is finding ways to construct homes that are resistant

05/22/2024

City of Cold Lake assists Fort McMurray evacuees

The City of Cold Lake has activated its emergency management protocols to ensure the safety and comfort of those affected. Cold Lake Mayor Craig Copeland

05/22/2024

B.C. mayor warns against videos of properties destroyed by fire outside Fort Nelson

The mayor of a northeast British Columbia community threatened by wildfires is warning people who stayed behind in the evacuation zone to stay on their

05/09/2024

Meta’s Canadian news ban could put people at risk during public emergencies

The B.C. government recently announced plans to work with American tech company Meta this wildfire season to deliver important public safety information.

05/09/2024

One person found, one still missing following weeks-long Kitikmeot search and rescue mission

One of two missing persons has been found after a lengthy search and rescue mission in Cambridge Bay that wrapped up on Sunday, May 5. The

05/08/2024

B.C. launches portal to help find hotel rooms for emergency evacuees

British Columbia's hotel association says a new central booking portal will help speed up the process of finding places to stay for emergency evacuees. A

05/08/2024

Questions raised about plan to create Nova Scotia corps of emergency volunteers

A former fire chief says he has concerns about Nova Scotia's plan to create a volunteer corps of civilians to provide help during major emergencies. Terry

04/23/2024

Ontario Preparing Communities for Emergencies

The Government of Ontario has released its first annual report on the Provincial Emergency Management Strategy and Action Plan, highlighting key actions

04/23/2024

Rural communities receive disaster prevention funds

Five communities in Westman have received funding for projects that will help prevent future disasters, including damage from wildfires, floods and

04/22/2024

Government of Canada Announces More Funding to Build Wildfire Fighting Capacity and Enhance Training Best Practices

The Government of Canada recognizes that as the threat of wildfires increases due to climate change, we must increase our capacity to respond to fires,

04/16/2024

B.C. opens new wildfire training and education centre

A new dedicated wildfire training and education centre at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will welcome the province’s future wildfire fighters. The B.C.

04/16/2024

Volunteer search group says more talks needed to flesh out proposed Nova Scotia Guard

The president of the Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Association says she’s keeping an open mind as the province gets ready to create a new volunteer

04/09/2024

‘Things are going to change.’ RCMP report on response to mass shooting inquiry

RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme released a strategy Wednesday outlining how the national police force will respond to the inquiry into the 2020 mass

04/08/2024

Nova Scotia to create new volunteer ‘guard’ corps for emergencies

Nova Scotians who want to help during natural disasters will be able to sign up for a new volunteer corps called the Nova Scotia Guard. Premier Tim

03/27/2024

Canadian bridges are safe, officials say after U.S. bridge rammed by ship, collapses

Canadian authorities tried to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early

03/27/2024

Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly

Canada airlifted 18 vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic on Monday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says

03/22/2024

B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool

British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance

03/20/2024

Cape Breton woman presents emergency alert system in Ottawa

A Cape Breton woman presented the Unama'ki Emergency Alert System — a pioneering project designed to improve emergency response and communication within

03/12/2024

Federal government plans to consult widely before any changes to Emergencies Act

The federal government is open to possible changes to the Emergencies Act but says it first wants to consult widely on the law it invoked to quell

03/11/2024

As disasters mount, First Nations’ safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse

First Nations leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss how they can better prepare for the wildfires, pandemics, floods and effects of climate change that

03/11/2024

Health, education, disaster planning: Highlights of Alberta’s latest budget

Alberta’s budget for 2024-25 foresees a slim $367 million surplus, with slightly lower revenues compared to last year’s estimated top line. Here is where

03/05/2024

DEMCON Call for Papers

Avert is once again proud to announce it is a media sponsor of the Ontario Disaster & Emergency Management Conference (DEMCON) to be held in Toronto

03/01/2024

Ottawa appeals court decision finding its use of Emergencies Act was unreasonable

Ottawa has filed to appeal a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests was

02/29/2024

Climate change adaptation pays dividends

It’s mid-February in Canada and there’s wildfire smoke in the air in BC. Not like there was this past summer, but it’s there, and that’s disconcerting.

02/29/2024

Beyond the shelf: How grocers decide what gets donated and what gets dumped

On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of

02/28/2024

Upcoming wildfire season could be worse than last year, federal minister says

Provincial, territorial and federal emergency response ministers have wrapped up two days of meetings in Ottawa. That included talks on the upcoming

02/28/2024

Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.’s auditor general

The number of hazardous spills in British Columbia has trended upwards over the last several years, making it even more important for the government to

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