COCHRANE DISTRICT SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BOARD CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DU DISTRICT DE COCHRANE 500 boul. Algonquin Blvd. E. Timmins, ON P4N 1B7 Tel: (705) 268-7722 Fax: (705) 268-8290 Toll Free / san frais 1-877-259- 7722 www.cdssab.on.ca
Media Release Date: June 03, 2021 For Immediate Release
Team Rubicon Canada Is Ready to Help as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise
Timmins, ON – A team of volunteers with Team Rubicon Canada have arrived in Timmins and will travel north to Moosonee as both communities remain in a State of Emergency.
The disaster response organization was contacted by the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre on behalf of the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board (CDSSAB) to help provide additional aid and resources. They will be working closely with CDSSAB and focusing efforts in Timmins and Moosonee to ensure that local services can meet the demands resulting from the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Team Rubicon Canada is a registered charity that serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service and leverages their skills and experience to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. Team Rubicon has created a network of 140,000 volunteers in North America made up of veterans, first responders, and committed civilians who have the leadership skills and emergency management experience to mobilize quickly to respond wherever and whenever needed. This mission marks Team Rubicon’s seventh deployment in recent months to support Northern Ontario including a number of Indigenous communities.
In Timmins, in close collaboration with local emergency management partners, Team Rubicon has been asked to assist CDSSAB with coordination and food distribution in support of community isolation efforts, and will offer other operational support as required.
On Friday, Team Rubicon will travel to Moosonee to assess what help the northern community requires. Once on the ground in Moosonee, the team will be able to coordinate with existing social services to ensure that food security and resources are being met.
Corporation of the City of Timmins 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, ON P4N 1B3 Phone: (705) 264-1331
“Team Rubicon’s arrival is greatly appreciated,” says Mayor George Pirie, Chair of Cochrane DSSAB. “We want to ensure that our community has every available resource at our disposal to fight this pandemic. Being able to draw on Team Rubicon’s wealth of experience in emergency response is invaluable.”
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Media Contact: Brian Marks, CAO Cochrane DSSAB 705-266-1216 [email protected]
Team Rubicon Canada Media Contact: Helen Lialias, Marketing Communications Manager [email protected]
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Corporation of the City of Timmins 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, ON P4N 1B3 Phone: (705) 264-1331