Partnership Announcement: Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
[Image Description: Red and white background with a gold banner reading Partnership. CMOS and CRHNet logo are in the top area. Text reads: The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society envisions a sustainable and equitable future supported by scientific progress, its application in governance and communication to the general public. Announcement: The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic […]
How to Use the New CRHNet Award Nomination Forms
The CRHNet website continues to undergo a number of improvements to make our website more accessible and user friendly for our members. One of these improvements is the ability for members to submit their award nominations directly on the website through an online form! This post will walk you through step-by-step how to access this new feature! Please send […]
Emerging Professional Spotlight: Zach Smith
The Emerging Professional Spotlight is a series designed to highlight and uplift the incredible people that are emerging in the field of disaster and emergency management (D&EM), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and related fields. The Emerging Professional Spotlight features current CRHNet EP members, or students and recent graduates (<3 years) of our member post-secondary institutions. […]
CRHNet AGM Announcement
The CRHNet Annual General Meeting (AGM) has been confirmed for March 13th, 2025 at 5:30 pm MST over Zoom. Please keep an eye on the CRHNet calendar and website for the official registration. Thank you, CRHNet
International Day of People with Disabilities
International Day of People with Disabilities “2024 Theme: Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”. (United Nations, 2024, December 3). Many individuals with disabilities (or persons with a disability—PWD) have made many powerful impacts in a variety of employment sectors across the country. This year’s theme strives to educate […]
Update on Strategic Priorities for CRHNet
November 1, 2024 In the late spring of 2024, the CRHNet board came together to develop a new strategic plan for the organization. We want to thank Carly Benson for her superb leadership during this process, where the entire board fully engaged in a series of facilitated activities over a few months. Her experience and […]
Core Competency Working Group – Second Survey Announcement
The Core Competency Working Group is thrilled to be able to offer this second survey, based on the themes from the first survey which was deployed earlier this year. The results from this survey, and subsequent planned focus groups, will help the project team refine their recommendations around a competency profile for Canadian practitioners. This […]
Disability Employment Month
Disability Employment Awareness Month is observed every October to celebrate the inclusion and accomplishments of individuals with disabilities pursuing and securing employment or a career path. Jen McEachen, CHRNet’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Director, is a deafblind individual who has experienced roadblocks after graduating with her adult dogwood diploma and certificate in Applied […]
Earthquake Preparedness Week
Drop! Cover! Hold On! In British Columbia, October 11 – 18 is “ShakeOut Week BC”! BUT, earthquakes can occur anywhere in Canada, big or small. Individuals with disabilities have an added concern when earthquakes occur, here are a few tips EM/DRR professionals can share when educating individuals with disabilities prepare/mitigate for an earthquake: Mobility: Update […]
DEMCON Partnership Announcement
We are excited to announce that CRHNet has partnered with the Ontario Disaster & Emergency Management Conference (DEMCON) happening from October 22 -23, 2024 at the International Centre, Toronto. Building on Relationships Towards Safer Communities & a Prepared Ontario – The annual Ontario Disaster & Emergency Management Conference (DEMCON) embraces Ontario’s emergency management community where all […]