• Written narrative essay of 4-6 written pages (not including references) 4-6 sources at minimum Paper Overview: Disasters can have long-term social, economic, political, and environmental consequences at community, regional, national, and global levels. For this essay, you are required to select one or more of the wide variety of disasters listed below that have affected Ontario in the last seventy years. Give a detailed description of background and response to the disaster(s) and what made it (them) unique and consequential in Ontario. Discuss the long-term consequences of the disaster(s) and where the lessons learned have or have not been applied. Paper Details: Select one or more of the below disasters: • Hurricane Hazel – 1954- Land zoning • The Mississauga train derailment -1979 – Rail transportation safety • Great Ice Storm – 1998 – Electrical power distribution • Walkerton E. coli outbreak – 2000 – Water safety • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) -2003 – Healthcare • Northeast blackout – 2003 – Electrical power distribution • Algo Centre Mall (Elliot Lake) collapse – 2012 – Incident response / incident management system Structure your paper as follows: 1. Title 2. Introductory Section • Provide a description of the circumstances that brought about the disaster. 3. Disaster Discovery and Response Section • Describe how the disaster was detected / reported. • Describe the response to the disaster. 4. Disaster Impact and Aftermath Section • Describe the initial socio-economic and / or environmental and / or community impacts. • Describe the political and / or legislative consequences of the disaster. • Explain the long-term effects of the disaster. 5. Discussion/Conclusion • Discuss the lessons learned from this disaster and whether they have been applied. • Conclude your paper with an area of future research or a question for readers to ponder over
