Emergency Preparedness

Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. The City of St. Catharines is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of its citizens, visitors and businesses by identifying and mitigating risks where possible, educating citizens, and training staff and partners to handle the situation. This could include anything from a severe weather episodes and bomb threats to viruses and chemical releases.

In Ontario, an emergency is defined as:

"A situation or impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act, whether intentional or otherwise."

-- Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act R.S.O 1990

View the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act

In the event of a large scale municipal emergency, a team of qualified professionals from the City of St. Catharines and Niagara Region will work together to co-ordinate emergency response.

For more information on Emergency Preparedness:

Visit Emergency Management Ontario

Visit Public Safety Canada

Visit Ontario Association of Emergency Managers

Visit Canadian Red Cross