Province spends $1.4M to ship shelter kits, mills to emergency websites throughout P.E.I.

The Prince Edward Island authorities is spending $1.4 million to boost the province’s emergency preparedness.

The province mentioned in a information launch that the funding, which mixes provincial funding with federal help from the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund, might be used to buy and distribute provides to communities all through the Island.

Nine designated emergency websites throughout P.E.I. will obtain large-capacity mills. Additionally, greater than 50 shelter package pallet bins might be delivered to neighborhood reception centres.

Each shelter package pallet field contains 25 cots, 25 polar-fleece blankets, inflatable cot pillows, complete first support kits, emergency climate alert radios and private hygiene kits.

“As we continue to learn from the increased amount of weather events in our region and across Canada, it is critically important that we build on our preparedness to make sure we are ready [for] whatever comes our way,” P.E.I. Public Safety Minister Bloyce Thompson was quoted as saying within the launch.

The province’s Emergency Measures Organization is working with municipalities and native reception centres to co-ordinate the supply of the provides.

The 9 provincially designated emergency websites are:

Prince County:

• M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School.
• Hernewood Intermediate School.

Queens County:

• Central Queens Elementary School.
• Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park alpine web site.
• Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park nordic web site.
• Vernon River Consolidated School.

Kings County:

• Morell Regional High School
• Cardigan Consolidated School
• Souris Regional School

Islanders can go to the province’s website to discover a designated reception centre of their neighborhood.