As Emergency Preparedness Week winds down, local residents are being reminded of one measure meant to help the vulnerable in the community: the Vulnerable Persons Registry.
Amanda Sheppard, the coordinator of the registry for the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre - which offers the service for communities across Algoma and the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, including Wawa and Chapleau - explains the registry is meant to help in an emergency.
Sheppard says people could be included on the registry for a number of reasons.
To learn more about the registry, go online to soovpr.com or call Amanda Sheppard at 1-866-353-0697.