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hrecruit
08-30-2006, 07:08 AM
TORONTO, ON - If a disaster like Hurricane Katrina hit Toronto, would you and your family be ready? Think back to a year ago when New Orleans residents were stranded in their homes, on high ground and the Superdome without food, water and essential medicines like insulin for diabetics. One of the biggest lessons Ontario learned from Katrina is that citizens can't necessarily count on government and relief organizations for immediate help in disasters, especially big ones.
Source: toronto star (click for full story) (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1156801811649&call_pageid=968256289824&col=968342212737)