Refugees who now call Nova Scotia home are getting help preparing an emergency plan.
Pamphlets explaining how to use 911 and what to pack in an emergency kit are now available in Arabic.
Emergency Management Minister Zach Churchill says Arabic is the third most spoken language in Nova Scotia.
He says it made sense to include it.
“It’s so critical to get out to these people because it’s a new system in a new country,” he says, “and we need to make sure they have this information in a language they understand.”
Churchill says they’ve partnered with the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia to make sure new arrivals receive a copy.
He says the province hopes to add more languages in the future.
