The Great BC Shake Out
What would you do in the next 30 seconds if an earthquake struck? Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On during the Great BC ShakeOut on October 16, because knowing what…
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Dunbar Disaster Support Hub Interactive Demo
Dunbar Disaster Support Hub 4747 Dunbar Street, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) and the local Pacific Spirit Medical Venturers (MedVents) invite you to an hour-long interactive demo at the Dunbar Disaster Support Hub at 11 a.m.…
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Presentation: Emergency Preparedness and First Aid for Your Pets
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPresenters: Lis Jang from Vancouver's Emergency Support Services & Heather Ferguson from the Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team Summary: Learn how to plan and prepare to take care of your…
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Workshop: Emergency Waste Management After a Disaster 🚽
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaHow Will You Manage Without Plumbing After a Disaster? Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) invites you to a 1.5-hour workshop on an important, yet often overlooked, aspect of disaster…
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AGM and Presentation: Fire Awareness – Prevention Tips and Preparing a Household Response Plan
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby Jackie Kloosterboer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=759jTnzdjIE Summary: Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) invites you to its first Annual General Meeting with a special guest speaker. The business portion of the meeting…
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Workshop: Water Security Planning for a Post-Disaster Situation
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby Chris Green Document: Metro Vancouver Regional Water Supply System Lifeline Study - click here to download Summary: Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) invites you to a 1.5-hour workshop…
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Presentation: Preparing our Community for Emergencies
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby John Halldorson Slides – please click here to download a copy of the slides used in this presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4kBSJTRl4 Summary: Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) invites you to…
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Presentation: How long will water, gas, electricity, sewer be out of commission after a major earthquake?
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadawith Dr. Tim McDaniels Professor Emeritus, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning Click here to download the slides from this presentation. Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) invites you…
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Presentation: Vancouver Emergency Management Agency of the City of Vancouver
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby Miranda Myles Manager, Community Readiness Vancouver Emergency Management Agency City of Vancouver This presentation will be held in person only at Dunbar Community Centre. Please register using the form…
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Presentation: Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaWe are a group of health professionals working at the intersection of climate and health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixIrB09_au0 SUMMARY: CAPE is a national body – Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, involved…
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Presentation: Do we need to worry about tsunamis in the Strait of Georgia?
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby John Clague Emeritus Professor at Simon Fraser University To download a copy of the presentation, please click here. Summary: The south coast of BC is earthquake-prone, and some types…
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Presentation: Earthquake Hazard Identification & Risk Analysis – And How to Be Prepared
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby Timothy J Beale A PDF copy of this presentation can be downloaded at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka_WfQzbliw Summary: Reviews the causes and sources of earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, and…
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Presentation: Emergency Preparedness and First Aid for Your Pets
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPresented by Lis Jang from Vancouver’s Emergency Support Services & Heather Furgeson - Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLPS0qhWew USEFUL Handouts: How to know if your cat or dog needs…
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Event: Build a Grab & Go Bag plus Map Your Neighbourhood
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby John Halldorson Click here to see the slideshow used during the event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqA5ydqZ0g8 Join us for a useful session to learn about Grab & Go bags and mapping your…
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Presentation: Insights and Lessons Learned from the February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey (Türkiye)
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPresenter: Dr. Carlos Estuardo Ventura, P.E., P.Eng. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVFDD3r73iY SUMMARY: A dedicated international team of engineers, spearheaded by experts from UBC, embarked on an essential earthquake reconnaissance mission following the tragic…
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Presentation: Burnaby’s Urban Search and Rescue Experience from Earthquake in Turkey
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPresenter: Ryan Berry, Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2s_Owzfhc BIO: Burnaby USAR Canada was founded in 2011 by Burnaby Fire Captain Mark Pullen and in 2020 became a fully registered…
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Presentation: How Soil Conditions Affect Building Performance During an Earthquake
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPresenter: Dr Carlos Ventura P.E., P. ENG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShHqaswC9s SUMMARY: The performance of buildings during an earthquake depends not only on the type of construction but also on the type of…
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Presentation: The new Canadian Seismic risk model developed by Natural Resourses Canada
Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, Canadaby Dr Tiegan Hobbs Research Scientist at Natural Resources Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TRccm_B3Rw SUMMARY: In my presentation, I will describe Canada’s first publicly available Seismic Risk Model. It is a nation-wise risk assessment,…