Region V Page
New short-term travel reimbursement policy to be effective Sept. 1, 2011
The new policy passed by Region V board on June 28, 2011 is posted below.
Short-term travel reimbursement policy
Reserve the date!: Region V Meeting: October 26 - 27, 2012 in Winnipeg
Goderich Tornado Update
One month after the Goderich F3 tornado, the clean-up of homes is nearly complete. The next phase of repairing homes has begun. To date, there have been very few requests for assistance, and crews will be completing these repairs. MDS Ontario will continue to receive requests for assistance and respond as appropriate. Volunteers are asked to refer to this website for further information. Requests for volunteers will be posted as required.
Catalina, Newfoundland Project
Newfoundland Project Information
General Newfoundland Project Information
Region V News
MDS Investigates after Hurricane Igor
Glenn and Esther Buck were asked by Region 5 to travel to Newfoundland, Labrador to assess the need for a response to Hurricane Igor. The hurricane landed Sept. 20 – 21, 2010. Unofficial reports indicated wind speeds of 150...[more]
Regional Statistics
Region V Office
6A-1325 Markham Rd
Winnipeg , MB R3T 4J6
Canada
T: (866) 261-1274 (Can. only)
T: (204) 261-1274
F: (204) 261-1279
Click below to down load reports from Fall 2009 meetings.
Ontario Newsletter
Spring 2011 Ontario Newsletter
Region V Reports
Regional Statistics
Area: 2,180,101 square miles (5,646,426 square km) without the North; includes Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Yukon, the Territories and Nunavet Units: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan; Atlantic Canada has a board representative but no formal unit.
Units: 6
Congregations: 828 in MDS database
Most common disasters: floods, wildfires, tornadoes/high winds, ice storms, landslides
Biggest disasters: fire storms, British Columbia, 2003; Red River floods, Manitoba, 1997; ice storm, Ontario/Quebec, 1998 2006 major local responses: flood cleanup, Manitoba; windstorms, rebuilding after house fire, Ontario; extreme weather, British Columbia; floods, Newfoundland
