SCEPA Regions

The province is divided into four (4) seperate Regions that each hove their own Regional Committee. The regions are as follows:

Central Region

Central Region is committed to work on member identified needs. We need your participation to accomplish the following tasks:

Resource network for our members
Checklists for self-evaluation of Emergency Plans
Exercise Planning & Evaluation
Joint Contingency Planning with HRM EMO
Profile survey of all facilities in HRM

Northern Region

The Northern Region of SCEPA is divided into five (5) counties Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough and Pictou. It includes facilities with over 200 beds to small options with 4 clients.

The largely rural communities present interesting challenges in regard to emergency planning and the sharing of resources.

Eastern Region

Our Eastern SCEPA committee consists of volunteer representatives from long term care facilities and home support agencies. SCEPA is reaching out to professionals charged with the responsibility for emergency planning within a Healthcare setting.

The committee meets regularly, generally on a quarterly basis and during each meeting provides a free educational in-service to our members.

Meeting locations rotate among member facilities throughout the region to support communication and networking. Approximately 20-25 people regularly attend our meetings.

Western Region

Our Western SCEPA committee consists of volunteer representatives from long term care facilities and home support agencies. SCEPA is reaching out to professionals charged with the responsibility for emergency planning within a Healthcare setting.

The committee meets regularly, generally on a monthly basis and during each meeting provides a free educational in-service to our members.

Meeting locations rotate among member facilities throughout the region to support communication and networking.