(Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)
The city of Quinte West, alongside Quinte Health first responders and Loyalist College students are preparing to take part in a community emergency preparedness exercise on Wednesday.
The planned training exercise is going to be taking place at 222 Hamilton Road, at the County Farm Centre. Residents are advised to avoid the area between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. as there will be a large number of emergency vehicles in the area, and surrounding roads may be closed.
The training exercise is planned to allow participants to practice skills in a simulated emergency situation.
Training exercises like this are required as part of the provincial Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, and will provide a hands-on learning opportunity for Loyalist College students in several programs.
Lessons learned through the simulation will be used to aid in future emergency response planning.