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Emergency Preparedness

10 Things You Need for Emergency Preparedness

Samantha Kemp-Jackson | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Emergency Preparedness, Items for Emergency, How to Prepare Emergency, Emergy Prepare, Emergency Preparedness Week, Canada Living News
Samantha Kemp-Jackson

The week of May 5 to 11 is Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada. An annual event, the first week of May signals an opportunity for people to make sure families are ready for any eventuality that may occur in their homes. Here are ten things you need.

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B.C. Haida Gwaii Earthquake Preps Stalled By Feds, Says B.C. MP

Robin Rowland | Posted 05.02.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Kitsilano Coast Guard, Earthquake, Nathan Cullen, Stephen Harper, British Columbia, Tsunami, Haida Gwaii, Emergency Preparedness, BC Politics, Bc Earthquake, Haida Gwaii Earthquake, Canada British Columbia News
Robin Rowland

The Stephen Harper government is stalling on requests for better earthquake preparation on B.C.'s Haida Gwaii, according to NDP MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, Nathan Cullen.

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How the Looming Apocalypse Has Taught Us to Prepare

Natalia Yanchak | Posted 02.15.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Creativity, Communism, 3D Printing, Books, Homesteading, Diy, Manufacturing, Zombie Apocalypse, Libertarianism, Emergency Preparedness, Doomsday 2012, Apocalypse 2012, Video, Canada Living News
Natalia Yanchak

Two words: Apocalypse Preparedness. It's on the minds of the citizens of the Western World and is stimulating this Leftist-Libertarianism. Simply put, when the world goes to shit and it's every person for themselves, those with a cold-storage full of preserves and an equipped workshop that can repair radios and shotguns will be more likely to survive.

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Could Your Child's School Survive a Threatening Attack?

Jenna Em | Posted 02.14.2013 | Canada
Read More: Murder, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Tragedy, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, Shooting, Sandy Hook, Massacre, Public School, Safety, Connecticut, School, Slaying, Emergency Preparedness, Canada News
Jenna Em

Shock, disbelief and tears have flooded us, after the Newtown, Connecticut slaying of 20 primary school children aged 5-10 years old. Although it's easy to be blindsided by the heinous crime that took place, let's ask ourselves if the same could happen at our child's school -- and what steps can be taken to prevent a similar tragedy?

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B.C. Tries To Examine Earthquake, Tsunami Response As 'Learning Opportunity'

Robin Rowland | Posted 01.12.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Tsunami Warning, BC Solicitor General, Bc Earthquake 2012, Emergency Preparedness, Bc Earthquake, Haida Gwaii Earthquake, Bc Tsunami, Vancouver Earthquake, Canada British Columbia News
Robin Rowland

The B.C. government is asking emergency program co-ordinators to give feedback on the initial responses to last month's 7.7-magnitude earthquake. A letter explains, "Input will be sought in an endeavour to hear from those directly impacted as a measure of enhancing our operations and response." It also reviews what unfolded from the province's side of things on Oct. 27. Read between the lines of the solicitor general's letter and while at first the officials say things went fine according to procedures in the book, events appear to show that in practice, the system didn't work as well as expected.

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Recovering From Katrina

Romeo Vitelli | Posted 01.11.2012 | Canada
Read More: Disaster Relief, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Emergency Preparedness, Rebuild New Orleans, Women, New Orleans, Poverty, Hurricane Katrina, Canada News
Romeo Vitelli

On my recent visit to New Orleans, I looked forward to seeing how well the city has recovered from the devastating impact that Hurricane Katrina had o...

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