Emergency Management
by Shannon Hunter
2006 Emergency Management
Emergency management programs outline the roles and responsibilities of our County and Municipal Control Groups in the event of an emergency. The members of these groups take a proactive approach to an emergency by planning for the protection of the rest of the community during an emergency plus providing resources to the site location of an event.
Annual training and exercising is now mandatory so the control groups become familiar with their roles and actions set out in the plans by simulating an emergency that could happen in the area. In preparation, the municipalities are researched so that an emergency relevant to that community can be identified and a scenario and script created. Simulators (like actors) create all the information and inputs that would come in during a real emergency. This gives the Control Groups opportunity to activate and test their plans before an actual emergency occurs. All the Control Group Members get to familiarize themselves with their roles, the roles of others in the Control Group and to evaluate the effectiveness of their plan.
On May 25th the County of Peterborough and its eight member municipalities participated in the most complex exercise in its program to date. The objective of the training and exercise was to conduct real time control group notifications and activations. The Township of North Kawartha responded to our alternate operations centre, Wilson Park Community Centre, set up and conducted several operations cycles that allowed us to assess and respond to scripted situations.
They key to this multi center activation was to have communications between the municipal centers and the county coordinating control group. This exercise involved over 200 participants at 12 locations scattered throughout Peterborough County. This exercise and training met the legislative requirements of the Emergency Management Act.
To view the Township of North Kawartha’s Emergency Management Plan go to:
http://www.northkawartha.on.ca – Emergency Information
Humble Apology
Re: Walleye Restoration - June Front Page
by Barrie Richardson
In my June article on the Walleye Restoration program, I made the suggestion that when you catch trash fish, one means of disposal was to bury unwanted fish.
Wow! Not only is this illegal, it is wrong. Under the Food Spoilage Act, one cannot bury edible foodstuffs. Also, Perch, Crappy and Rock Bass are edible and are fun fish to catch. These species deserve to be respected as part of nature and my suggestion was glib and ill-advised I know many true fishermen were offended by this remark, and when I gave it more thought I realized that I was wrong. Please accept my apology, as I have no excuse other than ignorance of the regulation, and a momentary lack of sensitivity.
by Shannon Hunter
2006 Emergency Management
Emergency management programs outline the roles and responsibilities of our County and Municipal Control Groups in the event of an emergency. The members of these groups take a proactive approach to an emergency by planning for the protection of the rest of the community during an emergency plus providing resources to the site location of an event.
Annual training and exercising is now mandatory so the control groups become familiar with their roles and actions set out in the plans by simulating an emergency that could happen in the area. In preparation, the municipalities are researched so that an emergency relevant to that community can be identified and a scenario and script created. Simulators (like actors) create all the information and inputs that would come in during a real emergency. This gives the Control Groups opportunity to activate and test their plans before an actual emergency occurs. All the Control Group Members get to familiarize themselves with their roles, the roles of others in the Control Group and to evaluate the effectiveness of their plan.
On May 25th the County of Peterborough and its eight member municipalities participated in the most complex exercise in its program to date. The objective of the training and exercise was to conduct real time control group notifications and activations. The Township of North Kawartha responded to our alternate operations centre, Wilson Park Community Centre, set up and conducted several operations cycles that allowed us to assess and respond to scripted situations.
They key to this multi center activation was to have communications between the municipal centers and the county coordinating control group. This exercise involved over 200 participants at 12 locations scattered throughout Peterborough County. This exercise and training met the legislative requirements of the Emergency Management Act.
To view the Township of North Kawartha’s Emergency Management Plan go to:
http://www.northkawartha.on.ca – Emergency Information
Humble Apology
Re: Walleye Restoration - June Front Page
by Barrie Richardson
In my June article on the Walleye Restoration program, I made the suggestion that when you catch trash fish, one means of disposal was to bury unwanted fish.
Wow! Not only is this illegal, it is wrong. Under the Food Spoilage Act, one cannot bury edible foodstuffs. Also, Perch, Crappy and Rock Bass are edible and are fun fish to catch. These species deserve to be respected as part of nature and my suggestion was glib and ill-advised I know many true fishermen were offended by this remark, and when I gave it more thought I realized that I was wrong. Please accept my apology, as I have no excuse other than ignorance of the regulation, and a momentary lack of sensitivity.
The 2nd One
A poem by Pat Hoffman
The source of goodness, truth and honour, is where the fire burns white hot
The burning comes and goes as these three do
I only know what I feel when truth is
I don’t know what or where or even if they are real!
I think that I know, and then they prove me wrong!
The fleeting light and the darkness come and go,
Day to day, minute-to-minute, second-to-second,
The goodness and honour inside me comes to the surface and shines out through my eyes
My children and my friends see it, I do not
I see and feel it at the end of my brush and pen
The paint and the words ooze and bubble to the music of the water, rock, earth and wind
Then, I know where the goodness is and what the truth is
Its inside in the burning place…comes out, cools and soothes me
A poem by Pat Hoffman
The source of goodness, truth and honour, is where the fire burns white hot
The burning comes and goes as these three do
I only know what I feel when truth is
I don’t know what or where or even if they are real!
I think that I know, and then they prove me wrong!
The fleeting light and the darkness come and go,
Day to day, minute-to-minute, second-to-second,
The goodness and honour inside me comes to the surface and shines out through my eyes
My children and my friends see it, I do not
I see and feel it at the end of my brush and pen
The paint and the words ooze and bubble to the music of the water, rock, earth and wind
Then, I know where the goodness is and what the truth is
Its inside in the burning place…comes out, cools and soothes me
Goodness is what Goodness does!
Honour is in the Deed
Truth is what the teller tells from honour
Nose Prints
by Bob Cottrell
It was love at first sight. " This is the one I want " Judy shouted. It was very noisy as each dog seemed to plead it's cause. " He just gave me a big kiss." I went to the desk and took care of the fees and paper work while Judy came out smiling broadly with the young bearded collie. As we walked through the front office he stopped and did a puddle on the floor. It seemed like he was leaving a message for the people who had locked him up. We walked out to our old Datson car and Dudley climbed in to begin a new life with us.
We knew nothing of his background except that there was a door bell at his old home. We do not have one but whenever he heard the sound on TV he would bark.
Dudley loved everyone and became a fixture as he rode in the front of our new Mazda truck leaving his prints on the windshield.
He had many adventures including encounters with a skunk, porcupine, rottweiler, and bear; all with not too serious results. The bear he put up the tree when he heard Dudley barking from the living room.
There are many fond memories and Dudley will always have a place in our
hearts. Hopefully we will see him again if God is willing. Those nose prints
will just have to stay for a while yet. They are too precious to remove.
Dudley 1992-2006, Pictured here.