Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report
The Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report is a compilation of summaries of publicly available emergency management information concerning critical infrastructure.
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DIR10-019 - January 28, 2010
News
Haiti earthquake: Update
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-018, as of 08:30 EST on January 28, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada indicated that2,020 Canadians have been located; 143 Canadians are unaccounted for; 2,931 have been evacuated on 32 flights; and 21 have been confirmed dead. Also, the U.S. Geological Survey indicated that a 4.1-magnitude earthquake occurred 30 kilometres southeast ofPort-au-Prince on January 27.
On January 27, National Defence and the Canadian Forces (CF) reported that 1,395 personnel are now deployed on Operation HESTIA and 2,582 Canadian citizens have been repatriated. A total of 1,108,888.7 kilograms goods have been delivered by CF airlift.
Source article – Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, January 28, 2010
Source article – U.S. Geological Survey, January 27, 2010
Source article - National Defence and the Canadian Forces, January 27, 2010
Public Safety Canada’s Geomatics provides a map of Haiti.
USGS provides a map of the Haiti earthquake and aftershocks.
DFAIT provides more information on Canada’s response to the earthquake in Haiti, including assistance for Canadians in Haiti. DFAIT also provides more information on how the Government of Canada responds to natural disasters abroad.
National Defence and the Canadian Forces provides information on Operation HESTIA, which is the Canadian Forces participation in humanitarian operations conducted in response to the earthquake in Haiti.
The Canadian International Development Agency provides more information on how Canada is providing humanitarian assistance in response to the earthquake in Haiti.
Some areas still without power in southern Saskatchewan
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-018, the Daily Gleaner reported that 200 SaskPower customers, mostly farm families in the Rockglen and Coronach areas, were still without power. Roads that were impassable have largely been cleared of snow, although there was still work to be done to clear shoulders and prevent drifting. The cities of Saskatoon and Regina reported that major arterial roads have been cleared and the focus is now on clearing transit routes.
Source article – The Daily Gleaner, January 27, 2010
Cyber tracking
CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 24 hours, CCIRC has not released any security publications.
CCIRC provides a list of recent and archived security publications.
Threat and vulnerability monitoring
CCIRC has not detected any new significant threats or vulnerabilities. Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to monitor and apply appropriate security precautions.
Relevant links
Below are links to sites related to Canada’s critical infrastructure.
- Food Recalls and Allergy Alerts
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Health Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
Health Canada
- Disease Outbreak News
World Health Organization
- Travel Health Notices
Public Health Agency of Canada
- Transportation - Safety
Transport Canada
- Travel Reports and Warnings
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- Weather warnings for Canada
Environment Canada
- Earthquakes
Earthquakes Canada
- Hurricanes
Canadian Hurricane Centre
- Hurricanes
U.S. National Hurricane Center
- News Releases
Infrastructure Canada
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Note to readers
Public Safety Canada collects information related to cyber and physical threats to, and events concerning, Canadian critical infrastructure. This allows Public Safety Canada to monitor and analyze threats and to issue alerts, advisories and other information products.
Links to sites not under the control of the Government of Canada are provided solely for the convenience of users. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The Government of Canada 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.
Public Safety Canada respects the Official Languages Act and is committed to ensuring that information products are available in both English and French. However, users should be aware that some links direct users to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act and that these sources are only available in the language in which they are written.