Recent content by kratz

Remember that as an admin type trade, you may be tasked anytime to do heavy lifting.. Loading stores on ship, lifting boat trailers off hitches, hauling lines alongside, and moving equipment as directed between spaces. These examples are all tasks I had to complete at various times through my...

I agree, the federal government's primary role is established through funding for disasters, however I see avenues where this funding should be employed to guide and encourage provinces toward common goals related to all four stages or disaster management: mitigation, preparation, response and...

While Toronto EHS and TFS offer commendable benefits packages, the ROC can not compete, nor should they. Toronto is struggling with a budget crisis, despite having an ideal population density and defined geographical area, compared to the ROC. More than 80% of Canadian firefighters are...

For the past six years, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the federal government have maintained that the CAF is overtasked. They have argued that Canada must develop a civilian volunteer capacity to meet domestic demands. Despite recognizing this need, the proposed Mobilization Reserve (MRES)...

The Ontario Corps rebranded in 2024.

As others have mentioned, at the provincial level, there already exists volunteer disaster organizations: -The Nova Scotia provincial guard, The Ontario provincial guard, and British Columbia has the Emergency Support Services (ESS). At the municipal level, a growing number of municipalities...

I hear echoes of the Flower class with that suggestion. 🥣

References: CBC.ca, and CTV.ca There is not much left to remove after this.

Here you go: Dial Up Modem Sound Effects

Reference: CTV.ca I was on staff at RGS(A) that summer. This is surprising to hear.

The same people advocating for a 15-minute city ect... hold a myopic worldview. I have a colleague who swears by the benefits of his electric vehicle. For his lifestyle within the urban area of the HRM, I can not disagree with him. Last spring, for work, he had to drive to Toronto and back...

The GTA homeless population works out to 2% of the total population. (15K / 7million). In comparison : HRM homeless population works out to 2% of the total population (1100K / 502K), and GVA homeless population works out to 2% of the total population (5200 / 2.7million).

I have touched on this before and it is timely to mention it again. This disturbing trend of seeking to nationalize disaster responses has been occurring in Canada for over thirty years. The current legislative framework (Emergency Management Act, Statutes of Canada) actively constrains the...

Part of what complicates lenaitch's response is that NS allows for free access to walk and fish along uncultivated public or private land for recreational proposes., absent current provincial restrictions. This access does not extend to ATVs or other vehicles on private land. Landowners may...

I know government must reconcile and meet agreements, but if private ownership begins to be affected, this is a whole new ball of wax. Why buy when there is a risk that the rug can be pulled out from underneath of you?