Engineers Canada is pleased with the federal government’s continued commitment to mitigating the risks to infrastructure and public safety caused by extreme weather.
Ottawa, Ontario, April 20, 2015 – Engineers Canada is pleased with the federal government’s continued commitment to mitigating the risks to infrastructure and public safety caused by extreme weather. On April 17, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety, released additional details on the National Disaster Mitigation Program.
The Program will take a proactive, sustainable approach to disaster mitigation. It will:
- Support provinces and territories in reducing flood-related risks by identifying and mitigating those risks;
- Contribute to establishing conditions for the introduction of a residential flood insurance market in Canada;
- Collect disaster and risk information related to flooding; and
- Help to facilitate knowledge-sharing across emergency management stakeholders.
“The National Disaster Mitigation Program’s focus on risk mitigation and collection of disaster and risk information is an effective methodology,” said Kim Allen, FEC, P.Eng. “The engineering profession is a leader in this area, and we look forward to continuing to work with Public Safety Canada and communities across the country to help keep Canadians safe in the face of extreme weather.”
More information on what the engineering profession is doing to ensure Canada’s infrastructure can withstand the challenges created by climate change can be found at www.pievc.ca.
More information on the National Disaster Mitigation Program.
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For more information, contact:
William Meyer, Practice Lead, Communications
613-232-2474, ext. 249
will.meyer@engineerscanada.ca
