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economist sunsuntribune safety saturday july 16 2005 publication mail agreement 40007673 areyou prepared emergency survival kit should incude have at least a threeday supply of food and water four litres of water per person per day two for drinking and two for food preparation hygiene and dish washing keep a supply of water purification tablets as well choose readytoeat foods that donf need refrigeration include canned food includ ing soups stews baked beans meat poultry fish veg etables fruit alsopasta crackers and bis cuits honey peanut butter syrup jam salt and pepper sugar instant coffee and tea equipment should include knives forks spoons dispos able cups and plates manual can opener bottle opener fuel stove and fuel waterproof matches and a multi tool preparing for terror starts at stouffville physrofherapy clinic serving whitchurch stouffville markham since 1970 no waiting list physiotherapy covered by ohip wsib auto insurance extended health plans call 9056401818 fmmniwwmm model explorerltd explorer sprttrac freestyleawdltd freesmawdsel escapeltd five hundred colour mileage ivoryparchment lokms 56020 45712 42048 35255 silver 14kms black llkms titanium green 16kms shadow grey 12kms gold 18kms ylmyjvv 35255 32499 33642 here is a brand new ranger at used car price was 27860 blow out 21495 h0uston ford 5786 main st stouffville 15 minutes north 6fmkrldwm6ff 9056404541 by martin derbyshire staff writer it could be a terrible storm another blackout chemical spill or even a terrorist attack but if disaster strikes will you be ready none of us are thornhills amanda shulman said we should probably be more pre pared but were not im not say ing i dont think theres a risk im just not going to run out right now and buy a bunch of supplies to get ready for it richmond hill resident rose pasqua doesnt think her family is prepared either after the london bombings maybe we should all start think ing about it though she said former york police officer and current director of emergency preparedness for active canadi an emergency training acet ken doige says we should all be ready we can try to prevent tilings from happening but the reality is things will happen bad stuff happens mr doige said from his companys booth at the 15th annual world conference on dis aster management in toronto this week the issue is how do we respond and mitigate the effects of a disaster emergency pre paredness planning and train ing thats die key law enforcement and emer gency response personnel do a veiy good job of keeping us safe i can tell you from firsthand expe rience york regional police are very committed the incident response bureau where i worked is dedi- cated to helping the region and its nine municipalities prevent an incident from happening but the reality is you cant prevent everything the question is what to do when something does hap- pen acet does its best to help pri vate and public organizations answer that question these days only 5 per cent of canadian private sector compa nies have more than a basic fire plan in place mr doige said but in todays environment thats just not good enough he said were dealing with black outs sars violent intruders you need to be better prepared to manage any and every kind of emergency acets experts will step in arid perform a needs assessment for clients develop a plan for dealing with emergencies of all kinds and train staff to be prepared then every six months theyll come back and drill clients making sure theyre ready it is incumbent on corpora tions to not just look after their resources ana assets but their human assets as well he said the training doesnt end with preparation for an emergency at the workplace either acet aims to arm employees with the knowledge of what to do at home as well people need to be prepared for whatever mr doige said emergency preparedness is no different than fire insurance you may never make a claim on that insurance policy but you would nt just cancel it well youre just as likely never to require that emergency kit or evacuation routes out of die home and away from the home in the event of an emergency but if you dont have a plan your life is potentially at risk for more on acet surf to wwwactivecanadiancom are you prepared in the event of a terrorist attack annie yazedjian no were not prepared but can you really prepare for that kind of thing robert scott im prepared we all have the general knowledge we have the emergency kitwereready v tim burch theres really not that much you can do well just hunker down and hope for the best gve jgjli w supporting youth and education together o rogers- video tm mmtflcyoo o rogers cable 98 passing success rate receive maximum insurance discounts small personalized classrooms 55 alive mature driver program defensive driving improvement course ddccertificate satisfaction guaranteed summer special off with this ad week m to win prizes roved osl inspected beginners drivers progrc rkfiam 445 apple creek suife 1 24