NEWS RELEASE – August 2, 2007
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SIRC Announces Collaboration with Environment Canada
Ottawa August 2, 2007 –SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre) is pleased to announce that they will provide severe weather awareness information with the assistance of the Meteorological Service of Canada for the sporting community.
Any outdoor sport is subject to varied weather conditions, many times quite pleasant, but in other instances very threatening. More so than ever, participants, officials and organizers of events are cognisant of the potential risks severe weather pose; however, less is known about what actions to take, when to act or how to access the information needed to make decisions regarding weather hazards.
“Threatening weather is a fact we must all deal with at some point or another, and Environment Canada possesses a wealth of information and expertise to assist SIRC provide relevant information,” says Debra Gassewitz, CEO and President of SIRC. “Having trusted professionals assist us prepare some material designed for sport ensures that we have tailored initiatives to address your needs for weather information.”
“We are very excited to be working together with SIRC to share information regarding severe weather awareness and precautions with the Canadian sporting community” says Etienne Gregoire, Environment Canada.
Topics and expert resources
SIRC has met with Environment Canada recently, and the goal of the collaboration is a mutli-level approach. Not only will specific threatening weather topics be addressed, such as severe storms, lightning and wind chill, but also how to access to Environment Canada warnings and forecasts for your activities and events. Environment Canada expertise is available across the country through outreach staff, and SIRC will work with the Meteorological Service of Canada to make this expertise available to you, through seminars or key expert contacts.
Information regarding lightning safety can now be found in the online resources section of the SIRC website. As part of SIRC’s Seminar Series, on September 11, 2007 Etienne Gregoire from Environment Canada will be presenting Severe Weather Watch and Sports. For more information please visit SIRC Seminar Series.
About MSC:
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) is Canada's source for meteorological information. The Service monitors water quantities, provides information and conducts research on climate, atmospheric science, air quality, ice and other environmental issues, making it an important source of expertise in these areas. www.weatheroffice.gc.ca
About SIRC:
Founded in 1973, SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre) is a private, not-for-profit corporation based in Ottawa, Canada with over 6.5 million pages of sport research in its collection. SIRC’s clients consist of international, national and provincial sporting organizations, sports medicine associations and educational institutions committed to the development of sport. These organizations have an on-going need to educate their membership and have access to the most current research. SIRC has and will continue to be their source for academic and medical sport information.
SIRC is known worldwide as the creator of the SPORTDiscus Database, SIRC Document Delivery and author of the SIRC Thesaurus. SIRC offers services in the areas of indexing, research, communication, education and knowledge management. In addition, SIRC manages several programs that inspire, acknowledge and celebrate academic and sport excellence.
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Debra Gassewitz
President & CEO
SIRC
Tel : +1 (613) 231-7472, Ext 224
Toll Free: +1 (800) 665-6413 North America
Fax: +1 (613) 231-3739
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Kim Cook
SIRC
Tel : +1 (613) 231-7472, Ext 243
Toll Free: +1 (800) 665-6413 North America
Fax: +1 (613) 231-3739 |
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