Public Notice of Upcoming Simulated Emergency Exercise - May 13th

Public Notice of Simulated Emergency Exercise

On Tuesday, May 13th Rio Algom Limited (RAL), a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP, in conjunction with local stakeholders, will be conducting a simulated field emergency response exercise from 8:00am to 3:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

The exercise is being coordinated to provide a training opportunity and evaluate interagency response capabilities. Please do not be alarmed if you notice an influx of emergency vehicles and personnel in the City of Elliot Lake or around the RAL closed sites.

 

The participants for this exercise will include:

- City of Elliot Lake employees including public works

- Emergency response vehicles and personnel from Fire, EMS, and OPP

- St. Joseph’s General Hospital

- RAL (BHP) employees

 

Residents should be aware that real life sights and sounds may be seen and heard through a variety of emergency response vehicles in the area. Any impact to the community should be minimal.

 

To maximize the effectiveness of the training, the public is asked to kindly refrain from

visiting the exercise areas and be patient and helpful by not impeding the process

throughout the exercise.

 

This exercise will not interrupt public safety services, and no roads or highways will be

closed to the public.

 

Residents in the area should continue reporting real world emergencies by dialing 9-1-1.

 

For more information please contact:

City of Elliot Lake - Sarah Robb, Community Emergency Management Coordinator

Phone: 705-848-3260

Email: srobb@city.elliotlake.on.ca

 

Rio Algom Limited - Maxime Morin, Superintendent Elliot Lake

Phone: 705-562-9807

Email: maxime.morin@bhp.com