[Upbeat and inspiring music throughout]
[Premier Doug Ford standing in an Ontario Corps vest and speaking to the camera.]
[Premier Doug Ford shaking hands with Ontario Corps partners.]
[Title: Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario]
Premier: This week marks Emergency Preparedness Week.
[A Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response employee picking up a phone.]
[Ontario Corps logo.]
[A Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response employee pointing at a computer screen with the map of Ontario displayed.]
[Two employees speaking to each other and looking at a large screen displaying the map of Ontario.]
It’s a time to recognize the outstanding work Ontario Corps has done to support communities right across our province.
[Cars driving and people walking in a snowstorm, ice storm damage]
[Emergency responders listening to a person speaking.]
[Emergency responders carrying equipment across a snowy field.]
[A machinery and person clearing fallen branches in a forest.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop speaking to a person in an evacuation reception centre and a person speaking to a person in a vest with the word “worker” across their back.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop packing meals with volunteers.]
[Emergency responder wrapping a brace around a person’s arm.]
[A person in scrubs reviewing paperwork and assisting a patient.]
[Two emergency responders supporting an injured person and walking through a trail.]
During the ice storm that left thousands of people across Ontario in the cold and dark last year, Ontario Corps partners were deployed, volunteering over 6,000 hours, providing tree-clearing services and supporting evacuation reception centres, providing over 3,700 meals and food hampers, and conducting over 4,000 wellness checks.
[An emergency responder wearing a North Shore Seach and Rescue vest speaking to another responder.]
[Hot meals.]
[Emergency responder speaking to a group.]
[Premier Doug Ford sitting with Minister Jill Dunlop in a conference room.]
[Two emergency responders walking through a snowy forest and helping an injured individual.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop speaking with a family.]
[A flooded community.]
From disaster relief, hot meals and mental health supports, Ontario Corps brings together the best of the Ontario spirit to help communities and neighbours in need when it matters most.
[Title: Jill Dunlop, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response]
[Minister Jill Dunlop in an Ontario Corps vest speaking to the camera.]
Minister Dunlop: And our Ontario Corps Team is growing.
We’re welcoming new partners…
[Minister Jill Dunlop inside an equipment bay with two emergency responders.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop in a fire station and holding equipment.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop in a conference room leading an exercise.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop moving a sandbag.]
Organizations stepping up to give back, stand up for their communities, and strengthen Ontario’s emergency response.
[Ontario Road Builders’ Association, Labatt Breweries of Canada, Ontario Mine Rescue, and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce logos on screen.]
This year, we’ve welcomed the Ontario Road Builders’ Association, Labatt Breweries of Canada, Ontario Mine Rescue, and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
[Minister Jill Dunlop shaking hands with a Team Rubicon volunteer.]
[Field officers in a board room working.]
[Firefighters in a hallway.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop packing supplies in a box with GlobalMedic volunteers.]
Together, they bring infrastructure know-how, rescue expertise and unprecedented logistical capabilities.
[Firefighters using tools to move a damaged car and preparing equipment in a firehall.]
[Firefighter putting on a helmet.]
[Minister Jill Dunlop speaking to an emergency responder in front of a helicopter and emergency responders carrying an individual on a stretcher.]
That is the strength of Ontario Corps. A province-wide network of experts, ready to respond at a moment’s notice.
Because when we’re Prepared Together, Ontario is ready for anything.
[Firefighter putting on equipment and field officers in a car.]
[Emergency responders speaking to each other.]
[Ontario Corps logo.]
Premier: To volunteer with Ontario Corps, visit Ontario.ca/OntarioCorps to sign up today.