Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that nominations for the 2024-2025 cycle of the Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award (EMESA) are now open. The Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award is a prestigious recognition for exceptional service and achievement. This award, a partnership between provincial, territorial and federal governments, recognizes recipients who have achieved excellence in their respective
Dear CRHNet Members, The CRHNet Emerging Professionals (EP) Committee invites your participation in an online survey. This survey has three primary objectives: To understand the current job market for entry level positions in Disaster and Emergency Management (D&EM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), To identify the barriers that may exist for folks entering the fields of D&EM
By: Brooklynn Hole & Kyle McElhinney, Emerging Professionals (EP) Committee It started with two simple questions: “What are the needs of emerging professionals and students”, and “how can CRHNet support these needs through future opportunities and events?” To find this answer, the Emerging Professionals (EP) Committee reached out to self-identified students, recent alumni (<2
Dear CRHNet Members & Partners, During our AGM in March, we committed to share a more detailed financial report with our membership for the 2023 fiscal year. In addition, we were anticipating that we may have needed to do a virtual vote once we had received expressions of interest from members who were seeking to
We are pleased to announce the April Newsletter! The CRHNet Emerging Professionals (EP) Committee is looking to identify potential opportunities for professional development aimed toward EPs (including students) over the summer (May, June, July, and August) months. This may look like job shadowing, observing, training, volunteering, and paid positions. If you have an opportunity you
The HazNet team is excited to share the next call for papers! Deadline: May 15th The increasing frequency and severity of emergencies and disasters pose a significant challenge to many of the current practices in emergency management, making it increasingly difficult to effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. In this issue,
We are pleased to announce the inaugural CRHNet EP Newsletter! The purpose of the CRHNet EP Newsletter is to provide Emerging Professionals (EPs) within the fields of Disaster and Emergency Management (D&EM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) information related to professional growth and to build a network of EPs across Canada. The content may vary
Dear Past, Present, and Future CRHNet Members, CRHNet’s Board Members are undertaking a review of our current membership benefits and would appreciate input from you, our community, to inform this process. We want to know what membership benefits you enjoy that may not meet your current needs and what other benefits you would like
We are happy to announce a revamped emerging professionals committee! We will be working to organize events, advocate for and support emerging professionals going into the field of disaster and emergency management. We are looking for students from around Canada to join the committee. To volunteer, just click "Select" to tell us a bit about
Ethics and Morals in Disaster and Emergency Management with David Etkin This is an important step forward for our profession and we look forward to your engagement. Maximize the good done for people and society, taking into consideration the needs of the most vulnerable. A basic principle of ethics is to do
