Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction

Wildfire Safety and Preparedness: The PG&E Corporation Foundation and California Fire Foundation Announce Wildfire Safety Grant Funding

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Fire Foundation (CFF), with support from The PG&E Corporation Foundation (The PG&E Foundation), has awarded wildfire safety grants to 49 local fire departments, fire agencies and community groups in Northern and Central California. This is the sixth year grants have been awarded to help communities bolster their disaster preparedness programs.

Key Points: 
  • The wildfire safety grants — totaling $730,000 this year — have been distributed to agencies in high wildfire-risk areas with the goal of strengthening their disaster readiness and response.
  • The PG&E Foundation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) support CFF's broader 2023 Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program (WSPP) with $1.4 million in charitable funding.
  • The program's objective is to raise awareness about wildfire safety in more areas in California and bring resources to underserved communities in high fire-threat areas.
  • Funding targets specific communities identified as having extreme or elevated fire risk as identified by the California Public Utilities Commission High Fire-Threat District map .

CIO Strategy Council enters partnership to develop Standards for Election and Voting Technologies

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
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OTTAWA, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CIO Strategy Council and the Advisory Committee on Standards for Voting Technologies are collaborating to develop Standards to guide the use of vote tabulators and electronic poll books.

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  • OTTAWA, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CIO Strategy Council and the Advisory Committee on Standards for Voting Technologies are collaborating to develop Standards to guide the use of vote tabulators and electronic poll books.
  • The Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario established the Advisory Committee on Standards for Voting Technologies under amendments to Ontarios Election Act that was introduced in April 2021.
  • These Standards would advise and guide election administrators in the areas of electoral technology, evaluation of voting technologies, and deployment of voting technologies.
  • Keith Jansa, Executive Director of the CIO Strategy Council:
    It's great to partner with the Advisory Committee on Standards for Voting Technologies to help standardize electoral processes in Canada.

Almaden Updates Progress on Environmental Permit Preparation and Announces Intention to Conduct Human Rights Impact Assessment

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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Almaden continues to advance the work necessary for submission of a revised environmental impact assessment (MIA).

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  • Almaden continues to advance the work necessary for submission of a revised environmental impact assessment (MIA).
  • Technical consultants from these firms are making excellent progress on updating flora and fauna studies and completing additional work relating to the revised permitting documents.
  • The assessment of all potential impacts on human rights by the Ixtaca project has long been a primary focus of Almaden.
  • We look forward to working to establish a new highwater mark for incorporating human rights considerations into responsible mineral project development.