emergency preparedness
United Way BC releases new resources for emergency preparedness
Peak Web May 22, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer As wildfire season approaches, United Way BC has released two emergency preparedness guidebooks, one targeted at seniors and the other at families. They provide detailed strategies to plan for potential natural disasters across BC’s varied regions, including checklists for emergency kits, detailed plans for evacuation scenarios, and tips on dealing with power outages and insurance matters. The Emergency Preparedness Guide for Seniors, developed in collaboration with the Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, and Katzie Seniors Network, was funded by the Ministry of Health. The Extreme Weather Preparedness Guide for Individuals and Families is designed to help…
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Fire, smoke, and toxins: Kinder Morgan and emergency preparedness at SFU
Peak Web July 30, 2018By: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate After Angela Brooks-Wilson became a professor at Simon Fraser University, her family relocated to a neighbourhood just minutes from campus at the base of Burnaby Mountain. It was supposed to be the house that she…
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