Emergency Preparedness

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Comment by Ann Pacey on November 15, 2017 at 6:22pm

The Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness group is pleased to invite you to our upcoming community discussion on how communities play a key role in improving disaster response and recovery.

Our invited speaker is Carly Benson, the Community Resilience Manager for the City of Vancouver’s Office of Emergency Management. Carly was until recently the Director of Emergency Management for High River, a community of 13,000 people just south of Calgary. High River suffered a devastating flood in 2013 and Carly spent four years developing their emergency management program to rebuild resident, investor, and Council confidence. Carly has been deployed to most of the major disasters in Alberta’s recent history, from the Slave Lake wildfire in 2011 to the High River floods in 2013 and the Fort McMurray Wildfire in 2016.

Carly will share her insights with lessons learned and the importance of a strong and involved community working together to rebuild after a devastating disaster has struck. We encourage you to come and join the conversation. And please share the invitation with your neighbours, colleagues and friends.

Date: November 16, 2017
Time: 6:30 to 7 pm
Place: Dunbar Community Centre, Room 202

Comment by Silvia Di Blasio on November 9, 2017 at 7:05pm

Hi Ann! I havent heard from you for years! I have not been very successful trying to bring this idea to Surrey...people are just not interested. And just today I was watching the Climate Central projections for sea level rise...would love to have a coffee with you one of these days if you are around. Email me at: sil_diblasio@yahoo.ca

Comment by Alice Mac on August 19, 2015 at 4:34pm

Seems life a quiet group.
I have been involved in Emergency Preparedness on a community basis for awhile.
I work with my neighbours and with my union.
This is a workbook that a colleague and I produced.
http://www.kfa.bc.ca/pdf/BePreparedWorkbookKFA_2014.pdf
I am wondering what others are doing on a household or neighbourhood basis to be more prepared.

Alice Mac

Comment by Dana Wilson on December 5, 2012 at 6:52pm

Thanks so much to Jason Mertz for organising and to Ann Pacey for the inspiring-to-action presentation at Main St. Monthly (December) Potluck & Workshop. Here are images from the event: IMG_1551.jpg

Comment by Jael Emberley on November 25, 2012 at 6:43pm

On Nov 22, I hosted a MYN meeting of my block, located between Commercial and Nanaimo, 1st Ave and Hastings Street. We had 9 people, representing 5 households attending. Two long time residents of my block have been fired up by this presentation, and we plan to walk the neighbourhood to invite more people in the spring. Spring is a better time for this kind of meeting.

Comment by Ann Pacey on November 4, 2012 at 9:10am

Earthquake preparedness: A community response

Join us for an evening with Jerry Thompson, author of "Cascadia's Fault:
The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America".
There will be a lecture and panel discussion around neighborhood earthquake preparation.

Learn about the geology of the Cascadia's Fault and how an organized community response can help assist emergency responders, preserve property and save lives!

Time: Wednesday November 7, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: St. James Community Square (W 10th ave and Truch St.)

For more information please contact: KitsEarthquakePrep@gmail.com
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Comment by Ann Pacey on December 10, 2011 at 10:54am

Dunbar Emergency Preparedness is really moving along. We've got our first coordinating meeting next Tuesday, December 13, at the Dunbar Community Centre to launch the Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) program. Block watch captains covering 81 blocks will be convening to initiate a neighbourhood mapping effort and decide on next steps. The meeting is open to all Dunbar residents so come if you're interested.