John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area Management Plan, 2016: chapter 7
7 Health and safety
In the case of environmental emergencies, contact will be made with the Canadian Environmental Emergencies Notification System at the following telephone number:
1-800-565-1633
Non-emergency issues related to security or health and safety issues for John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area (NWA) should be reported to:
National Wildlife Area ProgramEnvironment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
17 Waterfowl Lane, P.O. Box 6227
Sackville NB E4L 1G6
Telephone: 506-364-5044
All reasonable efforts will be made to protect the health and safety of the public, including adequately informing visitors of any known or anticipated hazards or risks. Further, Environment and Climate Change Canada staff will take all reasonable and necessary precautions to protect their own health and assure safety as well as that of their co-workers. However, visitors (including researchers and contractors) must make all reasonable efforts to inform themselves of risks and hazards and must be prepared and self-sufficient. Natural areas contain some inherent dangers, and proper precautions must be taken by visitors, recognizing that Environment and Climate Change Canada staff neither regularly patrol nor offer services for visitor safety in NWAs.
Emergency contacts | Telephone number |
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Any life-threatening emergency | 911 |
Police/Fire/Ambulance | 911 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Amherst detachment, 217 Victoria Street, Amherst NS B4H 1Y8 | 1-902-667-3859 |
Environmental emergencies (oil, pesticide, chemical spills and other environmental emergencies) | 1-800-565-1633 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada -- Wildlife Enforcement Division | 1-506-364-5044 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada -- Canadian Wildlife Service, 17 Waterfowl Lane, P.O. Box 6227, Sackville NB E4L 1G6 (Fax: 506-364-5062) | 1-506-364-5044 |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources | 1-800-565-2224 |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources - Cumberland County Office, 4197 Main Street, Oxford, Nova Scotia (general inquiry) | 1-902-447-2115 |
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