Mock disaster set for Tuesday

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Steinbach emergency operations and response teams will put the city’s emergency planning into practice on Tuesday as a mock disaster is staged between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Over 100 people from various groups, including Southern Health, Hanover School Division, the Steinbach Fire Department and Steinbach RCMP will take part.

To create the scenario, Loewen Boulevard from the east entrance of Oak Crescent to Henry Street will be closed from approximately 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Barricades will be set up at Hospital Street and Loewen Boulevard, Walnut Street/Heritage Parkway and Loewen Boulevard as well as Henry Street and Ash Avenue.

Temporary detours will be set up and motorists will be directed accordingly.

Emergency measures coordinator Denis Vassart said the public is advised to stay clear of the scene and allow those involved to do their jobs.

“We treat this as a real situation and it’s important that responders don’t have to worry about non-participants jeopardizing the safety of our responders or distracting them from their role in the event,” he said.

The city’s last mock disaster event was a tornado scenario that took place in 2009.