Course
      Prepares
      Islanders
      for
     
     
      Emergencies
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Charlottetown--
      to
      the
      average
      citizen,
      preparing
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      emergencies
      involves
      purchasing
      insurance,
      installing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      smoke
      detectors
      and
      fire
      extinguishers
      and
      keeping
     
     
      the
      numbers
      of
      emergency
      response
      agencies
      near
      the
     
     
      telephone.
      To
      members
      of
      the
      local
      fire
      departments,
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Red
      Cross
      or
      St.
      John
      Ambulance,
     
     
      emergency
      preparedness
      means
      extensive
      training
     
     
      courses,
      practice
      response
      exercises
      and
      regular
     
     
      updates
      and
      evaluation
      of
      the
      latest
      information
      on
     
     
      emergency
      preparedness
      and
      response
      techniques.
     
     
      Representatives
      of
      Island
      agencies
      responsible
      for
     
     
      responding
      to
      emergencies
      participated
      in
      a
      ‘‘manag-
     
     
      ing
      emergency
      operations’’
      course
      that
      was
      held
      at
      the
     
     
      Justice
      institute
      facilities
      in
      Charlottetown,
      P.E.I.
     
     
      from
      January
      13-15.
      Conducted
      by
      the
      provincial
     
     
      emergency
      measure
      organizations
      (EMO)
      ofthe
      P.E.I.
     
     
      Department
      of
      the
      Environment.
      The
      course
      focuses
     
     
      on
      the
      roles
      and
      responsibilities
      of
      EMO
      and
      the
     
     
      emergency
      operations
      centres
      including
      emergency
     
     
      operations,
      resource
      gathering,
      evacuation
      and
      re-
     
     
      entry
      procedures
      and
      public
      information.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Course
      participates
      included
      EMO
      volunteers
      who
     
     
      staff
      the
      five
      emergency
      operations
      centres
      in
     
     
      O'Leary,
      Summerside,
      Charlottetown,
      Montague
      and
     
     
      Souris.
      Also
      attending
      the
      course
      are
      representatives
     
     
      from
      the
      Canadian
      Coat
      Guard,
      St.
      John
      Ambulance,
     
     
      Canadian
      Red
      Cross,
      the
      Provincial
      Fire
      Marshall’s
     
     
      Office,
      the
      Association
      of
      P.E.I.
      Firefighters,
      Prince
     
     
      County
      and
      Queen
      Elizabeth
      Hospitals,
      the
      Environ-
     
     
      ment
      Emergency
      Response
      Team,
      the
      Department
      of
     
     
      Energy
      and
      Forestry
      and
      the
      town
      of
      Summerside.
     
     
      During
      the
      two
      and
      one-half
      days
      of
      training,
      partici-
     
     
      pants
      were
      involved
      in
      the
      simulated
      emergency
     
     
      Situations
      designed
      to
      utilize
      their
      response
      skills
      and
     
     
      expertise
      and
      will
      be
      required
      to
      make
      presentations
     
     
      on
      the
      exercises.
      When
      the
      course
      was
      completed,
      30
     
     
      additional
      persons
      in
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      were
     
     
      trained
      in
      Emergency
      Preparedness
      and
      Response
     
     
      through
      their
      introduction
      to
      the
      philosophy,
      concepts
     
     
      and
      techniques
      of
      contemporary
      disaster
      management.
     
     
      The
      course
      was
      jointly
      sponsored
      by
      the
      Federal
      and
     
     
      Provincial
      Governments
      through
      the
      Joint
      Emergency
     
     
      ‘reparedness
      Program
      (JEPP)
      and
      the
      permission
      and
     
     
      assistance
      of
      the
      director
      and
      staff
      of
      the
      Atlantic
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Notices
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inter
      Varsity
      Christian
      Fellowship
     
    

    
     
      (I.
      V.C.F)
      Theme:
      Christ
      in
      Our
      Daily
      Lives
      Service
     
     
      every
      Sunday
      Evening
      at
      the
      U.P.E.I
      chapel
      at
      8:30
     
     
      pm.
      All
      are
      welcome.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENT
      EXCHANGE
      PROGRAM
      APPLICATION
     
     
      DEADLINE:
      FRIDAY,
      FEBRUARY
      14
      CONTACT:
     
     
      JANICE
      PLOYER,DEPT.
      OF
      STUDENT
      SERVICES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LOST
     
    

    
     
      A
      PEARL
      RING
      in
      the
      ladies
      bathroom
      the
      first
      floor
     
     
      in
      main
      building
      on
      Wednesday
      evening,
      January
      15,
     
     
      1992.
      IF
      FOUND
      Please
      call
      Tracy
      at
      894-7269
     
     
      (home)
      566-5053
      (work)
      or
      turn
      it
      in
      to
      security
      or
      at
     
     
      the
      newspaper
      office,
      Main
      06
      (basement).
      This
      ring
     
     
      is
      very
      important
      to
      me
      and
      is
      of
      no
      great
      monetary
     
     
      value.
      Sol
      would
      be
      very
      grateful
      if
      you
      turned
      it
      in.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENT
      EXCHANGE
      PROGRAM
      APPLICATION
     
     
      DEADLINE:
      FRIDAY,
      FEBRUARY
      14
      CONTACT:
     
     
      JANICE
      PLOYER,DEPT.
      OF
      STUDENT
      SERVICES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dead
      Writer’s
      Society
     
    

    
     
      Invitation
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      who
      were
      in
      the
      Creative
      Writing
     
     
      class
      in
      the
      fall,
      we’
      Il
      be
      meeting
      in
      the
      cafeteria
      on
     
     
      Thursday,
      Jan.
      23
      from
      1-4
      pm.
      Hope
      to
      see
      all
      of
     
     
      you
      there.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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