A few updates for your information.  As we approach Volunteer Appreciation Week, I want to give a special advance shout out to all of our volunteers and yours who help in so many ways with our collective preparedness activities. Thank you!

 

Tsunami Preparedness Week is almost here!

Thank you to everyone who has collaborated with us to increase our reach through the Earthquake Preparedness Tour with the Quake Cottage.  We are immensely grateful for Canadian Red Cross for joining the Insurance Bureau of Canada in support of the Tour.

Our activities started yesterday, a little ahead of Tsunami Preparedness Week with a great day at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. Tomorrow we will be in Port Alberni, Saturday in Tofino, Sunday in Ucleulet, The following week, we will visit Ehattesaht and Delta.  We also have a few more locations planned.  If these events are in your area, please share.

Last fall, University of the Fraser Valley kicked off our extended Tour during ShakeOut Week and we hope to have visits to the Northwest of the Province later in the Spring.

Details of confirmed public visits are available at https://bcearthquakealliance.ca/events-page/

We will be joining in at some of the High Ground Hikes in the coming week in conjuction with PreparedBC and other partners. Please spread the word about High Ground Hike locations: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/education-programs-toolkits/high-ground-hike

 

Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada (May 5-11): Be Prepared. Know Your Risks.

https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/ep-wk/tlkt-en.aspx

If you have public events that you would like to share, please let us know and we will do our best to share via our event calendars.

We know that some of your events are already scheduled.  If anyone is interested in having the Quake Cottage attend on Vancouver Island May 4th, please contact Rob at info@motionsafe.ca as soon as possible.  It will help bring costs down for hosts if gaps between communities are filled.

 

Next Virtual Community of Practice

Community Groups and Organizations are invited to Join us on May 28th at 1p.m. for our next virtual Community of Practice.  BCEA Board Member Miranda Myles will facilitate.  Register via our event calendar.

 

Quake Tales Project

Thank you to those of you who have made referrals.  We are beginning to curate the stories and we look forward to sharing.  We are currently looking for stories from British Columbians who have survived and earthquake or tsunami.  Please spread the word.  We know that stories with a local connection makes a difference.

 

ShakeOut News

Registration is now available for the Next Ask An Expert School Aged Edition webinar.  Please spread the word to schools:  https://www.shakeoutbc.ca/events/

Sign up is now open for new and renewing ShakeOut BC Earthquake Drill participants at www.shakeoutbc.ca.  The theme this year is ‘If you are prepared for an earthquake, you are prepared for anything’.

 

Board News

We are pleased to announce that Noah Snell has been appointed to the board as a new director.  For more information:  https://bcearthquakealliance.ca/our-team/

 

Help Needed

We are looking for volunteers, members, sponsors and partners to support our work throughout the province.  Please contact cbuttkus@bcearthquakealliance.ca for more information.