The 2026 Annual MAMEC Conference

We are excited to welcome you to Canad Inn Destination Centre Polo Park for the 2026 MAMEC Conference! We have brought together knowledgeable experts to provide thought-provoking, interesting, and engaging presentations on all facets of Emergency Management.

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About MAMEC

MAMEC is an association that brings together municipal emergency coordinators from communities across Manitoba. Our objectives are to share training, education, and best practices of being a Municipal Emergency Coordinator, and to build strength, community and succession planning.

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The MEC Training Program

Developed by a team of experienced emergency management practitioners and based on international best practices, these courses are tailored to meet specific requirements for the role of the Municipal Emergency Coordinator, as set out by Provincial legislation.

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“The Town of Altona has been members of MAMEC since April of 2022, since that time we have utilized their equipment trailer during our Spring Flood and taken advantage of their training and conference. As the MEC I have attended 3 courses to date and look forward to attending on going training and future conferences. Shelley and her staff are professional, helpful, and well versed in Disaster Management.”
–Perry Batchelor – MEC Town of Altona
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Severe Weather Plan for MAMEC Members

Enbridge grant will enhance communities’ emergency readiness.
November 2 , 2020 – Just over one year ago, a Thanksgiving weekend ice storm struck southern Manitoba, felling trees, knocking out power and earning a place on Environment Canada’s list of worst weather events of 2019. It was also notable as the longest power failure in Manitoba’s history — some areas of the province were without service for 18 days. In August of this year, a tornado struck 16 kilometres south of Virden, killing a young couple from Melita, seriously injuring a third person and leaving a swath of destruction in its path.

Such a plan has now been developed and is available to MAMEC members in Manitoba thanks to a generous Enbridge Safe Community First Responder Program grant. This follows a similar Enbridge contribution to MAMEC in May of this year, which led to development of a Pandemic Response Plan.

“This initiative arose from discussions within Enbridge about how we could support communities in the wake of tragedies like the tornado near Virden,” says Ryan Champney, Director Prairie Region Operations. “We wanted to find a way to equip municipalities to be better prepared to respond to future severe weather events and this plan is a powerful tool toward achieving that objective.”

“Our organization is small, with a limited budget,” says Emes. “We are able to offer needed documents like the COVID-19 plan and this severe weather emergency plan because of Enbridge,” says Emes.

​“Weather events such as these impact the lives and safety of all Manitobans and they seem to be increasing in frequency and severity,” says Don Emes, President of the Manitoba Association of Municipal Emergency Coordinators (MAMEC). “It’s become apparent to our organization that communities need to have access to a severe weather plan that tells them what to do, how to manage the event, and how to recover from these events.”
–Don Emes, President of the Manitoba Association of Municipal Emergency Coordinators
The plan was developed by Napier Emergency Consulting and takes the form of a template that can be customized by a community according to their needs and geographic location. It contains information on preparedness, a communication protocol to residents and vulnerable populations when an event happens, checklists to work from to ensure an emergency program is activated, and tips on what to do to return the community to safety.
”The plan can be used to address events like tornadoes, ice storms, winter storms and summer heat waves,” says Emes. “It will greatly enhance the level of preparedness and bolster the emergency management toolbox for MAMEC  member communities.”