Tom Sampson

• Alberta floods: 10 years later

  It's been 10 years since the historic floods of southern Alberta that were deadly, expensive and resulted in the first ever State of Provincial Emergency in Canadian history.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
  
• Having EMS, fire and police in same room could help response: Former Calgary chief

  A former chief of EMS in Calgary says having medical dispatchers back in the same room as police and fire call-takers could help to improve ambulance response times.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2023
  
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• Former CEMA chief Tom Sampson criticizes Alberta’s COVID-19 response, says what he’d do if premier

  Tom Sampson, former Calgary Emergency Management Agency chief, says if he were premier right now, he would start by apologizing to Albertans and then announce a plan to fix it.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2021
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• Calgary announces new CEMA chief Susan Henry

  Former deputy Susan Henry is CEMA's new chief. "We got the very best person in the world," Mayor Nenshi said of the decision he wasn't involved with.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
• Calgary emergency management chief says Alberta needs stricter COVID-19 measures

  "I'm a proponent of a more vigorous position, and doing it sooner rather than later, so that we can be back up and running and have our economy ticking along for the Christmas season," Sampson said.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2020
• COVID-19: City of Calgary to seek approval to enforce newly-announced health restrictions

  As it stands, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said when it comes to enforcing the new measures, the city is essentially powerless.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2020
• ‘Not the year to have a Halloween party’ due to COVID-19: Nenshi

  Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) chief Tom Sampson urged Calgarians to slow to the spread of COVID-19 over Halloween.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2020
• Tom Sampson, chief of Calgary Emergency Management Agency, retires

  Tom Sampson has provided leadership during the 2011 Slave Lake wildfires, the 2013 floods, the 2015 Fort McMurray wildfires, and the coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Nenshi exploring disaster relief funding as Calgary cleans up after severe storm

  Saturday's thunderstorm brought with it torrential rain and hail, causing flash flooding in the city, with Calgary's northeast seeing the most damaging effects.

  Weather

  Jun 15, 2020
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• Live updates: Coronavirus in Calgary

  The City of Calgary will host news conferences once a week to update citizens on what measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

  Canada

  May 21, 2020