Dear Editor:
With the recent flooding in Ontario, wildfires, tornadoes and the general lack of sincere efforts to stop or even mitigate climate change, I am concerned about our safety, especially since Erin is on a flood plain.
Credit Valley Conservation provides “Alertable”, for which I have signed up, and which will let me know of possible weather hazards. But then what? If there is flooding, where do we go?
When asked, the town office suggested going to Centre 2000, but it’s next to a swamp and several years ago when there was heavy rain during construction at the north end of the village, the rising water table pushed water to the doorstep of the arena.
Does the town have a plan for extreme emergencies? Is it posted where people can readily access it? If a person lives alone, has mobility issues and flooding occurs, what should they do?
It would be helpful when the town publishes the list of where to get help, if they could include a link to the town’s plan of action for dealing with extreme emergencies. In these events a plan is only as good as peoples awareness and understanding of it.
Sue Braiden and Ron Moore,
Erin