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SECTION 18
TEST
ABLE, ANNUAL SADS EXERCISES
&
INDUSTRY / COMMUNITY WARNING SIRENS
| Test Able, SADS &
Warning Sirens |
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Test Able |
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CVECO
Member Procedures |
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CVECO
Member Communications |
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Test Able -
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Test Able -
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Annual SADS
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CVECO
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Early Alert
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Phone
Callout Systems |
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Community
Alert Warning System |
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Industry &
Community Alarm Tests |
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Activation
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Siren
Activation & Community Notification |
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Siren
Activation Centres |
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The All Clear |
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Revision
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| 1. |
TEST ABLE: |
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This
is a test of the traffic control plan. |
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The
procedures are the same as for a Code 6, with the phrase �Test Able�
being used. |
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| 2. |
CVECO MEMBER PROCEDURES: |
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Each
CVECO member will have internal procedures that will outline their
actions and/or response when informed of a Test Able. |
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CVECO MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS: |
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When
notified of a Test Able that requires a simulated traffic control the
CVECO member will issue a Test Able over the CVECO radio. |
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Sample
Transmission on the CVECO radio: |
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VCW - 479 to
Sarnia City Police. |
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Test Able NOVA
Chemicals Moore Site Area 2 |
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Test Able NOVA
Chemicals Moore Site Area 2. |
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TEST ABLE - CVECO MEMBER RESPONSE: |
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When
notified over the CVECO radio of a Test Able CVECO members with
designated point duties will respond. |
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The
police point duty officers, and designated industrial personnel will
take a position near their traffic control area, but will not
interfere with the traffic flow. |
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Reference
Section 6 �Code 6 Traffic Control� for further Information on designated
areas for traffic control. |
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ALL CLEAR ON TEST ABLE: |
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Personnel are to stand by near their designated traffic location until
released by a Police Officer. |
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ANNUAL SADS EXERCISE: |
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CVECO
holds an annual test to check our mutual aid emergency response system. |
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This
test is called the Sarnia Area Disaster Simulation or SADS exercise |
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The
Emergency Response Planning Committee assists the host member in
organizing and carrying out the annual test. |
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The
following companies are scheduled to host our future CVECO �SADS�
exercises |
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2003 -
Cabot CarbonPoint
Edward |
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2004 - Sunoco |
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2005 - Point Edward |
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2006 - Basell |
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2007 - Enbridge |
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| 7. |
CVECO TRAINING: |
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CVECO
members are expected to train Plant Dispatcher�s, or any personnel that
may be directly involved in activating CVECO codes, or are involved in
the implementation of procedures. |
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As a
minimum this training should be conducted annually. |
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Training
programs for incident command, accountability etc. are available in the
members only section of the CVECO website. |
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EARLY ALERT RADIO SYSTEM (EARS): |
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The
Sarnia City Police use a notification system called EARS (Early Alert
Radio System) |
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Using
EARS the Sarnia police can break into local radio and cable TV broadcast
and provides information to the public when the area warning sirens are
activated. |
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Radio - CHOK
1070 AM, CFGX 99.9 FM, CFHK 106.3 FM |
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Specific cable
TV channels |
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PHONE CALLOUT SYSTEMS: |
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The
Aamjiwnaang First Nations has their own phone callout notification
system to alert reserve residents when warranted |
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Nova
facilitates a phone callout system that can be activated by St. Clair
Township when warranted. |
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This
system will call each household in St. Clair Township and provide the
residents with an information if an incident has occurred in their area. |
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Basell,
Dow, Dupont, Ethyl, Nova (3 sites), Safety Kleen and Shell all pay an
annual license fee to assist in maintaining the system |
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When
activated by St. Clair Township due to an emergency at a plant site,
they will back charge the industry for use of the system. |
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COMMUNITY ALERT WARNING SYSTEM: |
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The
community siren system covers the entire Village of Point Edward and
portions of the Township of St. Clair and portions of the City of Sarnia
(including the Aamjiwnaang First Nation). |
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The
community sirens will provide immediate warning to those most at risk.
The siren system can also be used to warn the public of weather-related
threats. |
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When
the area warning sirens are sounded they will enunciate for 3 minutes.
They can be re-activated if the incident escalates. |
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The sirens give
of a 5-second warning interrupted by one second of silence. |
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Specific instructions and procedures regarding the operation of the
alert system have been formulated by Sarnia Police Service based on
these protocols and are posted at the activation centres. |
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City
Police will interrupt local cable TV and radio broadcasts using the EARS
communication system to provide more details of the incident. |
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When
activated, members of the public are expected to tune into their local
radio stations for information on why the sirens were sounded. |
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The
community warning sirens are located in the following locations. |
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Michigan Ave.
and Alfred Street, Point Edward |
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Sir John Moore
school, Corunna |
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Hill Street
firehall, Corunna |
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Christopher and
Scott Road, Aamjiwnaang Reserve |
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Christopher and
Tashmoo Streets, Aamjiwnaang Reserve |
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Virgil and
Chippewa Streets, Aamjiwnaang Reserve |
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Lansdowne Park,
Sarnia |
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Sherwood Park,
Sarnia |
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Lion�s Park,
Sarnia |
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Vidal Street
Overpass, Sarnia |
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INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY ALARM TESTS: |
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Each
CVECO member is to test their plant warning sirens and/or site alert
signals each Monday at 12:30 hours. |
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The
Sarnia Police will test the community emergency alert sirens each Monday
at 12:30 hours. Their test will last for 15 seconds. |
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Audio
tests for maintenance or repair purposes may be required and will sound
the �Westminster chimes� to avoid confusion with an actual alert. |
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Daily,
automated, silent tests of the warning system will also be conducted but
will be unnoticeable by the public. |
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ACTIVATION OF THE COMMUNITY ALERT
SYSTEM: |
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Unless the 9-1-1
call centre at Sarnia Police Headquarters is not operational, all
requests to activate the sirens and all activation�s will be conducted
by Sarnia Police Service. |
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The
sirens will be sounded when there is a need to advise the public to take
immediate action in response to an event which poses a threat to their
health and safety. |
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The
sirens may be sounded on the advice of industry in the event of a
chemical release which has the potential to have a harmful impact on
nearby residents. Where there is sufficient lead time, the sirens will
also be used to advise the public of tornado warnings. |
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In an actual
emergency, the sirens will be sounded for a period of 3 minutes. |
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ACTIVATION OF THE COMMUNITY ALERT
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Continued �. |
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Municipal emergency personnel (police and fire officers) also have the
ability to request activation of the siren system. |
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Sarnia Police,
Lambton OPP, Sarnia Fire, St. Clair Fire and Point Edward Fire |
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A
request to activate the community alert system may be made by placing a
9-1-1 telephone call or broadcasting over the CVECO radio channel. |
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The
Fire/Police Dispatcher (9-1-1 operator) receiving the call will accept
all information provided by the caller and immediately relay the
information to the Sarnia Police N.C.O. (officer in charge) on duty. |
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If the
emergency is of an industrial nature, the CVECO member will complete the
CVECO Notification Check Sheet and fax it to the Sarnia Fire/Police
Dispatcher |
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In many cases
this will initially be activated by a CVECO member issuing a Code 6.
Reference Section 06 �Code 6 Traffic Control�. |
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The
CVECO member should follow up with a phone call to Sarnia Fire/Police
Dispatch and state the nature of the emergency, identify the affected
areas (if able), provide any other known information and the recommended
course of action |
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Reference
Section 03 �Radio & Telephone Communications�. |
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If the
incident involves an industry located outside of the City of Sarnia
(area 2 or 4), the Sarnia Fire/Police Dispatcher will forward the
detailed information to the OPP Communication Centre in Wallaceburg (C.A.C.C.) |
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The
OPP and C.A.C.C. will then dispatch and notify as appropriate. |
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ACTIVATION OF THE COMMUNITY ALERT
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Continued �. |
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Upon
receipt of a recommendation from industry to activate the alert system,
the Sarnia Police (NCO �officer in charge�). will review the information
and make a determination whether to activate the sirens and alert
residents in the area identified to be at risk. |
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The
N.C.O. will base their decision on the information provided and may
expand the alert area if such action is felt to be warranted (including
into Aamjiwnaang, Point Edward and St. Clair). |
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As a
precautionary measure, the siren system may also be used to alert
residents (prior to receiving information from industry) if there is
evidence that a release has occurred and there is impact on the
community. |
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If an
incident is clearly localized, only the sirens in the affected area will
be sounded. If an incident affects the entire siren coverage area (i.e.
a tornado warning) all of the sirens will be sounded |
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In an
event where the sirens are activated within or, in close proximity to,
areas patrolled by Lambton OPP, the OPP Communication Centre and
Wallaceburg C.A.C.C. will be notified by Sarnia Fire/Police Dispatch. |
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If
there is sufficient lead time, the sirens will also be sounded when
Environment Canada issues a tornado warning. |
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If a
patrol officer spots a funnel cloud, the alert system will be activated
if time permits. In either instance, the OPP Communication Centre and
Wallaceburg C.A.C.C. will be notified by 9-1-1 dispatch. |
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The
OPP and C.A.C.C. will then dispatch and notify as appropriate. |
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SIREN ACTIVATION & COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION: |
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In the
event of an actual emergency, the sirens will be sounded for a period of
3 minutes. |
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After
the sirens have been sounded, the N.C.O. will initiate procedures to
interrupt local radio and cable television broadcasts (using EARS) to
advise the public of the emergency and the required actions or
precautions. |
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The
local cable television interrupt will advise watchers to tune to local
radio stations for information and instructions. |
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When
Sarnia Police, on behalf of the municipalities of St. Clair or Point
Edward issues a public message, the details of the message will be
provided by an official representing that municipality. |
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When a
public message is issued by a municipality on behalf of industry, the
industrial person in charge of the incident must provide the details. |
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Upon
hearing the sirens, residents should go indoors and tune to local radio
stations for information. |
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The
sirens will not be activated again unless there is a need for the public
to take further action due to a change in the situation. |
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An
example of the need to provide the public with additional information or
instruction would be an upgrade of a shelter-in-place advisory to an
evacuation advisory. |
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All
information will be provided to the public over local radio stations.
Cable television interrupts will advise watchers to listen to local
radio for additional information or further instructions. |
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SIREN ACTIVATION CENTRES: |
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The
sirens are to be activated by the �officer in charge� at the Sarnia
Police Headquarters |
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In the
event the sirens cannot be activated by Sarnia Police, the sirens can
also be activated at the back-up 9-1-1 call centre located at the Chris
Hatfield Airport, the East Street Fire Hall or, the Hill Street Fire
Hall in Corunna (St. Clair Township). |
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If an
incident affects more than one municipality, the sirens in the affected
area may be activated on behalf of the other municipality(ies). For
example, if an incident occurs in St. Clair Township but also affects
portions of the City of Sarnia, St. Clair Township (or an industry
located in the Township) may instruct Sarnia Police to sound the sirens
and issue a shelter-in-place advisory in both municipalities. This does
not mean that municipalities will lose their autonomy or authority to
manage an emergency. |
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Should
it be necessary to issue an evacuation advisory for residents in more
than one municipality, officials from each municipality (i.e. local
police or the head of council) must provide the evacuation order and
instructions. |
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Evacuation instructions for residents in each municipality will be
broadcast over local radio. |
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THE �ALL CLEAR�: |
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The
sirens will not be used to issue an �All Clear�. |
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The
public will be advised of the termination of an emergency by radio and
cable television broadcasts made by Sarnia Police Service. |
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The
�All Clear� will only be given after consulting with the affected
industry and/or municipality. |
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Reference
Section 3 �Radio & Telephone Communications�. |
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REVISION HISTORY: |
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| Feb. 12/03 |
Doug Martin |
Original |
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| Sept. 10/03 |
Doug Martin |
Reviewed.
Further information on the community alert system added. |
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| The latest revision to this
procedure was approved by: |
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| Area Emergency Planners August, 2003 |
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| CVECO Executive September 02, 2022 |
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| CVECO General Membership September 10, 2022 |
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