by Jackie Kloosterboer 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 will…

Dr. Monika Naus Slides – click here to view the slides used in this presentation CORONAVIRUS 2019-nCoV The last day of 2019 the World woke up to a new coronavirus…

by Dr. Carlos Estuardo Ventura Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of EERF The University of British Columbia

by Dr. Carlos Estuardo Ventura Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of EERF The University of British Columbia SUMMARY: Earthquakes during the last three decades have shown that the expectations…

by Hassan Hassan of VECTOR Radio (the organization of Ham Radio Operaters who support communications during a emergency of disaster) SUMMARY: Communicating in an emergency when the communications infrastructure of…

by Professor John Clague Emeritus Professor at Simon Fraser University Slides – click here to download the slides from this presentation SUMMARY: Geologists and geophysicists working along west coast of…

by Professor John Clague Emeritus Professor at Simon Fraser University SUMMARY: In this century alone, tsunamis have killed over 250,000 people, far more than all earthquakes combined. In my talk,…

by Jonathan Eaton UBC Anthropology PhD candidate SUMMARY: This presentation will discuss how cultural knowledge informs disaster preparedness, especially in relation to earthquakes in our region. Jonathan will also address the importance of…

by Ann Pacey FOUNDER OF DEEP AND LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Slides – click here to view the slides used in this presentation SUMMARY: This walk-through DEEP history talk…

by Dr Tiegan Hobbs Research Scientist at Natural Resources Canada SUMMARY: In my presentation, I will describe Canada’s first publicly available Seismic Risk Model. It is a nation-wise risk assessment, performed…

We are a group of health professionals working at the intersection of climate and health SUMMARY: CAPE is a national body – Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, involved in…

Presenter: Dr Carlos Ventura P.E., P. ENG SUMMARY: The performance of buildings during an earthquake depends not only on the type of construction but also on the type of soil…

Presenter: Ryan Berry, Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue BIO: Burnaby USAR Canada was founded in 2011 by Burnaby Fire Captain Mark Pullen and in 2020 became a fully registered charity…

by 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…

Presenter: Dr. Carlos Estuardo Ventura, P.E., P.Eng. SUMMARY: A dedicated international team of engineers, spearheaded by experts from UBC, embarked on an essential earthquake reconnaissance mission following the tragic events…

by John Halldorson Click here to see the slideshow used during the event Join us for a useful session to learn about Grab & Go bags and mapping your local…