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May 6, 1996
(Municipal and Provincial Affairs)


Support for emergency preparedness in Corner Brook area and Steady Brook

The federal commitment toward joint emergency preparedness projects to be undertaken in Corner Brook and Steady Brook were announced today by Gerry Byrne, MP for Humber � St. Barbe � Baie Verte, on behalf of the David Collenette, minister responsible for Emergency Preparedness.

The City of Corner Brook and the federal government are each committing $3,741 toward the purchase of communications equipment for the Bay of Islands Ground Search and Rescue team. The Town of Steady Brook and the federal government are each committing $4,315 toward emergency communications equipment for the Town of Steady Brook.

"As this is Emergency Preparedness Week," said Mr.Byrne, "today's announcements are timely reminders of the importance of all levels of government, volunteers and the private sector working together to ensure our communities are as well prepared as possible to cope with emergencies that could threaten lives and property."

"Today's announcements demonstrate the federal government's continuing commitment to support local and provincial efforts to improve emergency preparedness and response in Newfoundland and Labrador communities," said Arthur Reid, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs and minister responsible for Emergency Measures in Newfoundland.

In addition to these projects, federal and provincial funds totalling $358,650 have been approved for the Emergency Measures Organization for its ongoing emergency preparedness program that includes assisting municipalities to develop and test emergency plans and operating a provincial emergency operations centre. The federal and provincial governments are also jointly funding province-wide training programs for emergency social services providers and another for emergency responders and planners.

Emergency preparedness projects initiated by three other Newfoundland communities have also been approved to receive federal funding totalling approximately $42,000 in the upcoming year. The federal funding is made available under the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) which enables the federal government to contribute to, or to undertake jointly with the provinces and territories, emergency preparedness projects that ensure a reasonably uniform level of emergency preparedness and response across the country.

This JEPP funding was provided for in the March 1996 federal budget and is therefore built into the existing fiscal framework. It is an example of how the federal government is prioritizing its spending so that it can better serve Canadians by making efficient use of their tax dollars.

Since JEPP began in 1980, the federal government's contributions toward emergency preparedness projects in Newfoundland, including the commitments announced today, will total approximately $2.6 million by the end of this fiscal year.

Contact:


     Dave Snow                                         
     Regional Director                                 
     Newfoundland and Labrador               
     Emergency Preparedness Canada             
     (709) 772-5522                                  

     or

     Gary Callahan
     Director of Public Relations
     Department of Municipal andProvincial Affairs
     (709) 729-3142
1996 05 06 11:10 a.m.

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