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The Province of Ontario passed the Emergency Management Act in 2002 which requires all communities (including municipalities) to develop and implement an Emergency Management Program at the “Essential” level by December 2004. The Town of LaSalle has implemented an “Essential” program of emergency management. Essential Program The Essential program of Emergency Management, among other matters, requires the municipality to:
Emergency Plan The Town of
LaSalle adopted By-law Number 6478, a By-law
which contains the Township Emergency Plan in
November 9, 2004. This document outlines the
roles and responsibilities of Council and staff
in the event an emergency is declared by the
Mayor.
The Plan can be viewed here or
copies of
the Plan can be download here (pdf) Hazard Identification There are a number of potential hazards within the municipality which could give rise to the declaration of an emergency: While many emergencies could occur within the Town of LaSalle, the most likely are:
Planning for an emergency is not restricted to the Township’s Emergency Control Group and Council. The most effective way to prepare for an emergency starts with you – either at home or place of business. For example:
Additional fact-sheets and information are available at www.emergencymanagementontario.ca. The federal government has also prepared a number of brochures providing self-help advice to address a number of situations, some of which could occur within the Town of LaSalle. Click on the following links to obtain a downloadable brochure: No one can predict the on-set of an emergency situation within the municipality. However, our best defense against one is to be prepared in the event we are confronted with an emergency situation. Reverse 911 Contact Information Sheet In the case of an emergency the Reverse 911 database does not contain unlisted numbers. To ensure that you are notified in the case of an emergency, we are requesting all residents with unlisted numbers, or persons who feel they might not be included in the database for other reasons, to download and complete the following form (pdf) and return to your Municipal Office or click the logo below to fill in the form online: 5950 Malden Rd, Information released must be in written form NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. The information provided will only be used in the event of an emergency and not released to any third party use. The Emergency Management Coordinator for The Town of LaSalle is Ken Day. Ken can be reached at 519-969-7770 Ext 561 or by e-mail at: kday@town.lasalle.on.ca
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and can be
picked up at the Municipal Office.