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What is the City Doing?Disasters, be them natural or otherwise, have been occuring across the globe in an unprecedented frequency bringing to the forefront the need to be prepared for disasters of all kinds. The City of Vancouver believes that the more work we do now, the more we can help our citizens to be better prepared to cope after a major disaster. Emergency preparedness is something in which we all play an important role. The City of Vancouver, because of its location, pays special attention to preparing for earthquakes. According to the Geological Survey of Canada, the West Coast is the most earthquake-prone area in Canada. Southwestern B.C. has approximately 300 small earthquakes per year. Most of these are very small. But about once every decade there is a quake that will cause minor damage, and occasionally there are quakes that cause more serious damage. Recent examples of significant quakes include: 1946 Vancouver Island,7.3; 1949 Queen Charlottes, 8.1; 1964 Alaska, 9.2; 1965 Seattle, 6.5; and 1976 Pender Island, 5.3; and 2001 Olympia Washington, 6.8. The City maintains an Office of Emergency Management to work with other agencies to help our city prepare for and deal with emergencies. For more information on emergency preparedness in Vancouver please contact City Hall:
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Questions or comments? Contact: emergency.management@vancouver.ca or call 3-1-1 (within Vancouver) or 604.873.7000 (outside Vancouver). Last modified:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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