Emergencies often strike quickly and without warning. The best way to cope is to be prepared. The Province of New Brunswick's Emergency Measures Act stipulates that each municipality must be prepared to handle emergencies. The Village of New Maryland has acted on this responsibility to prepare the community to respond to and recover from disastrous events with the establishment of the Emergency Response Plan Committee.

Listed below are some recommended resources you may be interested in for further information:

You can download and read the Pandemic Plan which the Village of New Maryland Council has recently approved. The highlights of the plan are available as well. We have also added a Planning Checklist, which you will find useful.

• New Brunswick Pandemic Influenza Plan, 2006
  

• British Columbia Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan
  Managing Pandemic Influenza - A Guide for BC Local Governments
  (available from the BC Ministry of Health)

• The Flu Pandemic and You A Canadian Guide
  Authors: Vincent Lam, M.D. and Colin Lee, M.D.
  Published by Doubleday Canada (available through bookstores)

Website Links

• New Brunswick Health

• Public Health Agency of Canada

• World Health Organization

• Canadian Red Cross

• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

• Emergency Preparedness Week

• 72hours.org

• New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization (NB EMO)

• New Brunswick Emergency Measures Act

• New Brunswick Emergency Measures Services

• New Brunswick Emergency Measures Links

• New Brunswick Government Flu Information