Sault launches winter preparedness campaign
With colder weather making its way into the region, the City of Sault Ste. Marie is launching its winter preparedness campaign.
The city is making resources available to help citizens be ready for emergency situations during the winter months.
Emergency management coordinator Lauren Perry said people should keep an emergency food supply, which should be rotated to prevent spoilage.
“Maybe we had some canned food or granola bars in our emergency kit, that’s something we can now take out of our emergency kit, put into the pantry to be used so it doesn’t get expired,” Perry said.
She said some residents have expressed concern about the expense of putting together an emergency kit.
“They can seem daunting, they can seem like you need to get a lot of stuff,” said Perry.
“But, it doesn’t have to be. A lot of the items that we might need for our emergency kit are already at home.”
And when putting together a kit, she said to remember your pets.
“Do have a cat carrier or kennel or a cage for your dog, do you have a supply of food or water or medication if they’re on them, (or) a comfort item (because) any emergency is going to be stressful equally for our pets, as well,” Perry said.
Perry also said it’s a good idea to put away some cash in the event you can’t use a credit or debit card in an emergency situation.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING | PM Trudeau presents premiers $196B health-care funding deal, including $46B in new funding
The federal government is pledging to increase health funding to Canada's provinces and territories by $196.1 billion over the next 10 years, in a long-awaited deal aimed at addressing Canada's crumbling health-care systems with $46.2 billion in new funding.

Inflation 'turning the corner' after multiple rate increases: BoC governor
After raising interest rates eight consecutive times, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem told an audience in Quebec City on Tuesday that inflation is showing signs of 'turning the corner' and that the coming year 'will be different.'
Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town
Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this week's devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday.
BREAKING | B.C. to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a paid statutory holiday
The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make Sept. 30 a paid statutory holiday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey
Canadians now believe they need $1.7 million in savings in order to retire, a 20 per cent increase from 2020, according to a new BMO survey. The eye-watering figure is the largest sum since BMO first started surveying Canadians about their retirement expectations 13 years ago.
3 men missing after canceled rap gig were fatally shot
Three men who disappeared after planning to rap at a Detroit party were killed by multiple gunshots, police said Tuesday, five days after their bodies were found in a vacant, rat-infested building.
U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.
A former actor in the movie 'Dances With Wolves' who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia.
Germany, Denmark, Netherlands pledge Ukraine Leopard 1 tanks
Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced Tuesday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks, a pledge that comes as Kyiv anticipates a new Russian offensive around the anniversary of its invasion.
Dog named Kujo likely to 'kill or injure,' B.C. court rules in euthanasia decision
A dog named Kujo will be euthanized after a B.C. judge determined the animal is "likely to kill or injure" if released from the pound.