Everyone affected by the recent flood event is invited to attend the following public information meetings:
- Wednesday September 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Bruce Station Hall, 109 Station Road, (Bruce Station) Township of Plummer Additional
- Thursday, September 19, 2013, 7:00 p.m., Echo Bay Community Hall,
Township of MacDonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Representatives from the following agencies/ministries will be attending:
OPP – Road closure procedures;
Electrical Safety Authority – Electrical Safety awareness during flooding; what to do if your basement/house floods;
Algoma Public Health – Well testing, mold issues, proper clean up (some water testing bottles will be available);
Algoma Insurance – How your homeowners insurance will work and the wording required to have coverage;
Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing – Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) Funding – what Homeowners, Businesses, and Farmers need to know and do;
Ministry of Agriculture – Livestock and Infrastructure Damage;
Emergency Measures Ontario – Preparing your 72 Hour Emergency Kits;
Ontario Fire Marshal – Fire Safety before and during an Emergency situation.