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Emergency Preparedness Week Challenge 2021: This is what I do at home!

Post Date：May 3, 2021

Reminder: Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere It’s Emergency Preparedness Week and this is a great opportunity to review our preparedness. Here are some of preparedness ideas that I use/do at home. Emergency Household Kit and Grab-and-Go Bag Securing furniture Placing anti/non-slip sheet under fragile items My Case – Location: Vancouver, BC […]

Public Emergency Alert Test is scheduled on May 5, 2021

Update Date：July 26, 2021
Post Date：May 2, 2021

Make yourself familiarize the alert Public Safety Canada had announced that they are planning emergency alert tests in May 5th in most provinces and territories over TV, radio, and mobile devices. Only authorized government agencies can issue alert to widely notify Canadians critical or potentially life-saving alerts so you can take preventative/appropriate actions to protect […]

Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) webpages

Update Date：July 26, 2021
Post Date：April 29, 2021

We can receive notice before strong shaking starts! Earthquakes Canada had announced the launch of Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) webpages which explain how the system works and how we can make use of it to help reducing injuries, deaths, and property losses. You could follow their twitter or click here to go directly to the […]

Emergency Preparedness Week 2021

Post Date：April 24, 2021

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Schedule: May 2 – 8, 2021 Emergency Preparedness Week is a national event which is coming next month! Disasters can happen anywhere and anywhere so this is a great opportunity for everyone (from individual to community level), to review emergency plans and to take actions to be better prepared. Theme: “Emergency Preparedness: Be Ready […]

10 years since the great east Japan earthquake and tsunami

Update Date：April 24, 2021
Post Date：March 11, 2021

3.11 : The 10th memorial day At 2:46pm on March 11th 2011, the magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit northeast coast of Japan followed by devastating tsunami.　Tsunami reached the highest of 40m height and it had caused tragic damages to Eastern region of Japan. Over 15,000 death (+ over 3,000 related death) was reported and there are […]