We find your circle
You'd help a neighbour in an outage, and they'd help you. The hard part is knowing who they are. So we do the introducing.
- Say what you can bringFirst aid, a generator, a garden, or nothing yet. Say what you'd like to learn too.
- We match youA small circle of adults in your town who can meet at the same time and fill each other's gaps.
- Your first session is bookedIt's already on the calendar. Choose a public place together, and show up.
Circles stay small, private and close to home. Your circle sees your name and what you choose to share, and anyone can leave or report a problem. Already have people? You can start your own circle and invite them.
Four things to do together
Each circle works through four guided sessions, at its own pace. Everything is written for you, so nobody needs to be an expert.
Know where you stand
Go over what each household already has, what could go wrong around here, and what to sort out first.
Learn a practical skill
Pick something useful, like first aid, radio or safe water, and get hands-on with it. Taking part is not a certification.
Agree how you'll reach each other
Decide who to contact, where to meet and what to do when cell service is down. Everyone leaves with a printed plan.
Practise a long outage
Talk through a winter outage around a table. See what worked and what was missing, then decide what your circle does next.
We're opening town by town
Circles aren't open yet. A circle needs at least four people in one town who can meet at the same time, so we're taking names first. If you run a radio club, teach outdoor skills or volunteer locally, you're exactly who a new circle needs.
Emergency communications, first aid and safety, food and water, power outages and backup systems, outdoor skills, gardening, household planning and getting through winter.
What this isn't
- It isn't an emergency service.In an emergency, call 911.
- It can't promise a message gets through.Nothing here works without internet or cell service. That's why your plan gets printed.
- There's no map of members.We won't ask for your address, and nobody's location or supplies are ever public.
- There are no expert badges.Skills people list are their own word. We don't verify them.
For official advice, see Get Prepared from the Government of Canada and Be prepared for an emergency from Ontario, or start with our free guides.
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