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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-05-11, Page 7Wednesday, May 11, 2016 • News Record 7 Photos by Laura Broadley Goderich Signal Star Rob Taylor (left), acting operations commander, and Dave Campbell, duty superintendent, with the Huron County Paramedic Services, hands out an information package to students. Goderich gets prepared Laura Broadley Goderich Signal Star If there was ever a safe place to be, the Goderich District Collegiate Insti- tute's gym on May 4 was it. The Huron County Emer- gency Management Committee partnered with the Avon Maitland District School Board and the Huron Perth Catholic Dis- trict School Board to help put together a program for students during Emergency Preparedness Week. Last Wednesday, first responders and other organizations involved with emergency response gath- ered at GDCI to teach stu- dents what role they play. The Ministry of Transpor- tation, Goderich Hydro, Goderich Public Works, Fire Department, St. John's INDIAN RIVER DIRECT CITRUS TRUCKLOAD SALE FRIDAY, MAY 13TH 1:30PM - 3:30PM China Palace Restaurant 1 20 LB BOX OF pe' ' CALIFORNIA 1TE NAVEL ORANGES••PER, Ambulance, Huron County Paramedic Services, OPP, Canadian Red Cross, Health Unit and the OSPCA were all on hand to educate GDCI students. The Huron County Health Unit may not be a first responder, but its role in emergency response is crit- ical. The spread of disease through food and water is a real threat to the wellbeing of disaster survivors. Donna Parsons, public health nurse with the Health Unit, said she encourages people to have a 72 hour plan in case of emergency. This can include having a designated place for family members to meet, or even just keeping in touch through social media. CONTINUED > PAGE 8 OFFICE HOURS The Office Hours for The Clinton News Record are as follows Mondays - 9am - 5p Tuesdays - CLOSED Wednesdays - 9am - 5pm Thursdays - 9am - 5pm Fridays - 9am - 5p News Record 53 Albert St., Clinton, 0 PH: 519-482-3443 • www.clintonnewsrecor o ,com REGIA