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Lunenburg Part 2 - Section 5 - Social Vulnerability - August 30.pdf

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Dissemination Area 114<br />

Areas Requiring Attention<br />

Indicator and Score<br />

Low Income Average<br />

Government Transfers Average<br />

Unemployment Average<br />

Children Low<br />

Seniors High x x x x<br />

Seniors Alone Average<br />

Lone Parent Families Low<br />

No Secondary Education Above Average x x x x<br />

Language Average<br />

Recent Immigrants Below Average<br />

Visible Minorities Below Average<br />

Aboriginal Identity Average<br />

Overall<br />

Average<br />

Education: Requirement for extra emphasis on education, or specialized<br />

educational materials.<br />

Communication: Requirement for specialized communications strategies.<br />

Education<br />

Communication<br />

Evacuation: Need to consider evacuation requirements for residents without a<br />

personal vehicle or with limited mobility.<br />

Overall: Requirement for assistance in all phases of the hazard cycle.<br />

Evacuation<br />

Overall<br />

Table 10. Areas Requiring Attention – Dissemination Area 114<br />

Dissemination Area 115<br />

Under Scenario B, 33 buildings in DA 115 are inundated, and are isolated.<br />

Under Scenario C, 51 buildings in DA 115 are inundated, and 378 are isolated.<br />

DA 115 has 16 buildings located below 5 metres in elevation.<br />

Dissemination area 115 has Below Average overall social vulnerability, with indicator scores<br />

ranging from Low to High.<br />

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This area has a Low proportion of low income, Below Average reliance on government<br />

transfer payments, and Average unemployment.<br />

A Low level of residents are children or live in lone parent families, while a High<br />

proportion are seniors, and an Above Average proportion are seniors living alone.<br />

An Above Average proportion of residents have no secondary education, with an<br />

Average proportion speaking neither English nor French.<br />

Below average levels of residents are recent immigrants, visible minorities, or have<br />

Aboriginal identity.<br />

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