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 On October 28-29, the Globe and Mail reported that flu clinics in B.C., Manitoba and Ontario are concerned that early demand for the H1N1 pandemic vaccine will exceed supply. Although Canada has ordered 50 million doses of the vaccine, only 6 million will be shipped to provinces and territories by the end of the week.
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On October 24, media reported that U.S. President Barack Obama signed a proclamation declaring the outbreak of the H1N1 flu to be a national emergency. The proclamation will allow medical officials to bypass certain federal requirements in order to enhance preparedness and response to an H1N1 flu outbreak. Officials described the move as similar to […]

On October 23, media reported that Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada officially entered the second wave of H1N1 flu pandemic. Federal public health officials based their decision on four criteria:

number of people testing positive for the virus
reported hospitalizations for flu-like illness
more people coming into doctors’ offices with flu symptoms
increase in sales of […]

On October 14, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for Egmont Gail Shea, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour for Prince Edward Island Carolyn Bertram, and Summerside Mayor Basil Stewart, inaugurated the new Summerside Water Pollution Control Centre and the City’s new water tower. The federal and provincial governments each contributed […]

On October 14, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and the Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River Jay Hill, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Shirley Bond and Village of McBride Mayor Mike Frazier officially unveiled the $2-million second phase of the community’s Eco-Sensitive Solution to Wastewater Treatment project.  The Province and […]

On October 7, Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq announced that the government remains on track to make an authorized H1N1 vaccine available for Canadians in early November.  The vaccine will be available to all Canadians who want and need it, and can be administered to healthy Canadians and those with underlying medical conditions. The timing […]

On October 5, New Brunswick Justice and Consumer Affairs Minister Mike Murphy and federal Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson announced that their governments are joining the City of Moncton in investing in the construction of the Tower Road 2nd Dam and Reservoir project in Moncton. The federal government is making a maximum contribution of $9.79 […]

The month of September was a busy one for City of Calgary Water Services.  The Business Continuity & Emergency Management section wrote and delivered a National pandemic exercise.  September first saw initial packages getting sent out, followed by weekly updates and teleconferences between water utilities from around the Country.  Findings are being compiled for a […]

On October 7, Public Safety Canada’s Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) released advisory AV09-034, to raise awareness about a security issue in BlackBerry devices which could be exploited to trick users into connecting to a Web site that is controlled by a malicious user.  This issue can be fixed by applying the appropriate software […]