Press Release
OTTAWA, May 8 /CNW/ - St. John Ambulance (SJA) and The Salvation Army are
pleased to announce the launch of a national Emergency Preparedness "Kit
Campaign" with major retailers across Canada.
Partner retailers across Canada will carry co-branded St. John Ambulance
and The Salvation Army Emergency Preparedness Ready Kits and Ready Meal Plus
Kits, as part of a national public awareness campaign. This year-long campaign
is intended to prepare Canadians in the event of an emergency. Kit contents,
including water packets, food rations, first aid supplies and a waterproof
radio, will allow a family to survive for 72 hour, prior to help arriving.
"Canadian shoppers will have ready access to important supplies that
could help save a life in case of an emergency," says SJA Director of Business
Development, Rob Fraser. "Working together with national retailers will now
make it easier for families to get prepared for an emergency."
St. John Ambulance-The Salvation Army Emergency Preparedness Kits will be
available beginning as early as May 7 - May 13 (Emergency Preparedness Week)
at the following retail locations:
<<
Zellers IGA and MarketPlace IGA
Home Outfitters Thrifty Foods
Pharma Plus Buy-Low Foods
Canadian Tire Nesters Market
London Drugs G&H Shop 'N Save
True Value Hardware Value Drug Mart
V&S Apple Drugs
Country Depot Rxellence Professional Dispensary
Overwaitea Foods Quality Foods
Save-On-Foods TSC Stores
>>
A common list of kit components was developed in collaboration with the
Government of Canada and is an important part of the Government of Canada's
new Emergency Preparedness Guide. The guide recommends three simple steps to
emergency preparedness: 1) know the risks in your area; 2) make an emergency
plan; and 3) prepare a kit.
For further information: on St. John Ambulance, The Salvation Army and
the Emergency Preparedness public awareness initiative, please contact:
Jennifer Lavoie, St. John Ambulance, Phone: (613) 859-9000,
Jennifer.lavoie@nhq.sja.ca, www.sja.ca; Jim Ferguson, Salvation Army, Phone:
(613) 299-1761, jim_ferguson@can.salvationarmy.org, www.salvationarmy.org
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