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Perth County recognized nationally for emergency preparedness system

Perth County and its member municipalities are being recognized nationally for their emergency preparedness system.

The Perth County Emergency Services Municipal 511 Project was selected by a judging panel from the Canadian Tri-Services Emergency Management Committee to receive the 2018 CACP Motorola Solutions Award for “Excellence in Emergency Preparedness.”

Perth County was selected by the panel from nominations across the country.

The national award from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Motorola Solutions was established to recognize a standard level of excellence that exemplifies the combined efforts of police, fire and paramedic services in preparing their agencies for responding to natural or human-caused disasters.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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