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As investigators work to determine the cause of a devastating fire at a historic Toronto church, community members and art experts are mourning the loss of a sacred space that housed unique artwork by members of the Group of Seven.The Sunday morning blaze caused massive damage at St. Anne's Anglican Church, a national historic site where "extraordinary" early paintings by three Group of Seven members and other prominent Canadian artists were installed along the interior in the 1920s.The murals decorated the chancel and the dome, which was destroyed in the blaze. No one was inside the church at the time.“To be honest, it's heart-wrenching to come up here to see the church like this," St. Anne's rector Father Don Beyers said in an interview near the building Monday as the smell of ashes lingered in the air."I almost felt sick to my stomach to see it," he said, adding that church members are "incredibly hurt and sad."The distinctive central dome of the Byzantine-style church built in the early 1900s is now gone, its interior appears to be gutted, and the brick walls are damaged but still standing. A few members of the church staff, accompanied by firefighters, were seen carrying documents out of the building on Monday.Toronto police said the fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time, although investigators are still trying to pinpoint the cause.The Office of the Fire Marshal said Monday it's too early to make any conclusions."The timeline of this investigation, like any others that we carry out, is fluid and will take as long as necessary to conclusively determine how the fire was started," spokesperson Sean Driscoll said in an email.Beyers said the community has not only lost a place of worship, rites and holiday celebrations – it has also lost "Canadian artwork at its very best."In 1923, the church commissioned J.E.H. MacDonald to oversee designs depicting the life of Christ on the building's interior. MacDonald then signed on nine other artists, including Franklin Carmichael and Frederick Varley.MacDonald, Carmichael and Varley formed part of the school of landscape painters famously known as the Group of Seven."It's almost hard to describe how beautiful the works were and how rare. It was the only religious artwork to my knowledge that the Group of Seven ever did," Beyers said, noting that the murals depicted important Biblical scenes and prophets.Those images of the prophets particularly showcased Varley's skills as a portrait painter, in addition to his landscape artistry, said Rob Cowley, president of Toronto-based art auctioneers Cowley Abbott.It would be "impossible" to assign a monetary value to the destroyed murals, Cowley said in an interview."So much of their value really was the space where they were and their historical importance," he said. "Their importance in the marketplace would be impossible to say only because they do differ from what the Group of Seven were most celebrated for, which were depictions of the Canadian landscape."Sarah Bassnett, an art history professor at Western University, said the lost murals were part of an early 20th-century movement to integrate paintings into architecture. The movement was interrupted by the First World War but revived to some extent in the 1920s, she said."It's part of this kind of move against mass production and an appreciation for the unique and the beautiful and the handcrafted and ... that was incorporated into this particular church in Toronto," Bassnett said.Peter Coffman, an architectural historian at Carleton University, called St. Anne's church "a gloriously renegade" building in a "eulogy" posted on Monday."It was beautiful, yes – exceptionally so. But it was also a rebel. It was Byzantine when Anglican churches were supposed to be Gothic. It was decorated by artists with no experience in liturgical art," Coffman wrote in a post on the university's website."By the time it was fully completed, it was certainly the oddest Anglican church in Toronto, and possibly in the country," he wrote, concluding that it will be "impossible" to reconstruct the building.But Beyers, the priest at St. Anne's, said the church community is determined to rise from the ashes. It hopes to achieve that with donations and support from others."I know we're going to rise out of this," he said. "This isn't the end of us and we're not going to stop. We're going to continue."
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October 2024 marks the twenty-first Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and CISA needs your help to amplify messaging, not only throughout the month, but also year-round. The enduring Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, Secure Our World, reminds us that there are simple behavior changes that will make us all MUCH SAFER while online or using connected devices:
Join CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance for a webinar on Tuesday, July 16, from 2-3pm EDT, to learn how you and your organization can get involved. To register, click here.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 1 p.m. EDT, Leveraging Survey Data for Collaborative Initiatives and National Planning. This webinar is part of CISA’s National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) webinar series.
This webinar will introduce participants to the SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS), a valuable tool for shaping national emergency communications planning. The SNS provides a comprehensive view of the current state of emergency communications across the nation and identifies areas for improvement. By leveraging insights from large national surveys like the SNS, public safety and emergency communications entities can better understand the changing dynamics of emergency communications and align their strategies with broader national goals.
The NECP emphasizes the critical role of strategic teambuilding in achieving resilient, secure, and interoperable emergency communications. This webinar will highlight the vital importance of stakeholder involvement in this teambuilding effort by exploring how the SNS was designed and how its findings inform national planning and support evidence-based decision-making for public safety leaders across the nation.
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Register before the close of online registration at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, July 15, to save on Virtual + In-Person and Virtual + Single Day registrations.
Onsite rates will be available from July 31-August 3 at the Hilton at Easton, but registering in advance may be your only opportunity to purchase tickets for optional add-ons like evening events, tours and workshops.
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Great Day SCC Members and Sector Management Leadership,Please mark your calendars for the CF Fall Summit 2024! We are excited to bring together our SCC and GCC for a pivotal event at Hudson Yards in New York City. This summit will be a key opportunity for collaboration and innovation in our sector.More details, including the agenda and logistics, will follow soon. Stay tuned for updates! Please save these dates and be on the lookout for further communications.We look forward to your participation!
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Cultural and historic resources are held in the public trust by a range of cultural institutions that include, but are not limited to, libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, municipal offices, and historic and archeological sites and properties. These institutions hold the collective history of our communities, our states, and our nation. Ensuring that these institutions are prepared for emergencies and disasters contributes to a community’s resilience. When disaster strikes, the recovery of these institutions and their collections is essential for the successful recovery of the Whole Community.
Founded in 1995, HENTF was co-sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the private nonprofit Heritage Preservation until Heritage Preservation was dissolved in June 2015. During those two decades, under the leadership of Heritage Preservation, HENTF exemplified the very best in public-private partnerships to ensure that museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and the public at large have the tools and resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.
Today, HENTF is co-sponsored by FEMA and the Smithsonian Institution, an original member of the Task Force. The partnership of more than 60 national service organizations and federal agencies continues to address cultural heritage concerns across all five FEMA mission areas – prevention, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.
HENTF’s mission is to protect cultural heritage in our nation’s states, tribes, territories, and local communities from the damaging effects of natural disasters and other emergencies.
HENTF focuses on these five strategic objectives:
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In today’s dynamic business landscape, ensuring the security of an organization goes beyond just safeguarding physical assets and digital infrastructure. One often overlooked, yet critical, aspect of organizational security is the proper documentation of employee performance.
In this article, we look at three areas that have a direct correlation to enhancing the overall security and safety of an organization.
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As a New York City Police Officer, Dan patrolled Times Square, Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, the South Bronx, and Midtown Manhattan, keeping tens of thousands of people safe at significant events you may have even watched on television!
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Troublesome Terminations: Controlling the Confrontation
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This webinar will take a deeper look at our 10 Tips for Troublesome Terminations and focus on prepping for the interview, and how to manage the atmosphere, emotions, and circumstances within the room.
The U.S. Senate first designated June as National Internet Safety Month in 2005, primarily to raise awareness of internet dangers and highlight the need for education about online safety, especially among young people. In the years since then, with the rise of smartphones, social media and other new technologies, the amount of time people spend online has grown enormously—as have the risks.
Most of the time, cyberattacks occur due to poor cyber hygiene. Fortunately, there are four simple things we can all do to help protect ourselves and, by extension, others:
On May 20, the Department of Labor announced a final rule to implement a major update to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Hazard Communication Standard. Chemicals in the workplace should carry clear labels and easy-to-understand information about their hazards. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard provides a standardized approach to workplace hazard communications associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals. It was established in 1983 and was last updated in 2012 to align with the third revision of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The changes will improve the amount and quality of information on labels, safety data sheets, and small packaging. This will allow workers and first responders to react more quickly in an emergency. The update will also help ensure trade secrets no longer prevent workers and first responders from receiving critical hazard information on safety data sheets. The 2024 update is aligned primarily with the seventh revision of the GHS. It addresses issues that arose since the implementation of the 2012 standard and improves alignment with other federal agencies and Canada.
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