Tag: Emergency Preparedness

Great BC Shakeout encourages earthquake preparedness this week

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Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast residents can take part in the Great BC ShakeOut earthquake drill this week.

CVRD encourages residents to register for emergency notifications

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The Comox Valley Regional District is encouraging its residents to register for emergency notifications in support of emergency preparedness...

Large Scale Marine Exercise Underway Off of Salt Spring Island

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A multi-agency on-water emergency preparedness exercise is taking place just off the Northeast coast of Salt Spring Island. Canadian...

Being Prepared for an Emergency

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On the heels of last week's Great BC ShakeOut, emergency coordinators are reminding residents about the importance of being...

Get Set for the ShakeOut

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This morning marks the annual Great BC ShakeOut. At 10:19 AM, millions of people worldwide will practice how to "drop,...

Exercise Sweeper preps crews for an emergency

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Emergency program coordinators from all over the Island, the Sunshine Coast and even Washington are taking part in a...

Comox Fire offering emergency prep and CPR courses

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Firefighters in the Comox Valley want your to be prepared in case of an emergency. Comox Fire is hosting free...

Comox Fire offering emergency prep courses

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Emergency preparedness courses are being offered by the Comox Fire Department. Fire Chief Gord Schreiner says the department will be...

Being prepared for an emergency

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Emergency preparedness staff are urging people to review their emergency plan. Shaun Koopman with the Strathcona Emergency Program says the...

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Crime
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Town of Comox
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BC Conservation Officers investigating suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola

Fish & Wildlife
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First Nations ask court to review Ottawa’s national-interest pipeline designation

Indigenous
Several First Nations are asking a Federal Court to review Ottawa’s decision to list the proposed new oil pipeline to B.C.’s coast as a “project of national interest.”