Families should have plans for first 72 hours after major event, emergency planning director says

As Canada’s capital region recovers from the tornadoes that struck on Sept. 21, Saskatoon’s director of emergency planning says the first 72 hours after such a major event are the most important for individual and family emergency plans.
The tornadoes touched down in the Ottawa area and Gatineau, Que., destroying homes, knocking out power to thousands and injuring several people.
Emergency planning director Pamela Goulden-McLeod said the Saskatoon Emergency Measures Organization look