Canadian Emergency Consultants

05/02/2023

12/26/2020

For 15 years, Jackie Kloosterboer has worked for the City of Vancouver to help convince residents that there is no time like the present when it comes to being prepared to deal with a major emergency such as an earthquake.

11/25/2020

Most people across Canada can expect an interruption Wednesday by an emergency public alert that will be broadcast on television, radio and sent to mobile devices as part of a countrywide test of the system.

09/03/2019

A B.C. researcher says he's identified a major fault line under the Strait of Georgia that could one day rupture and trigger a 6.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Vancouver.

08/09/2019

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all having a fun and safe summer! I came across this short TED talk that I had to share. Having safe water during an emergency is one of the most important resources you can have.

http://www.ted.com Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it -- inventing the portable Li...

07/08/2019

The quake struck out at sea at a revised depth of 36 kilometres and several smaller aftershocks followed, according to the Indonesian geophysics agency BMKG. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

07/05/2019

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 has been reported near Bella Bella, B.C., according to Earthquakes Canada.

01/18/2019

Helpful tip: You know your emergency kit hasn't been updated when these are your batteries.

12/17/2018

http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2014/report13/catastrophic-earthquake-preparedness

From the office of our Auditor General last report in 2014, it's a lengthy read but take a close look at the executive summary. It gives a good over all snap shot

The purpose of this audit is to determine whether Emergency Management BC (EMBC) can demonstrate that it is adequately prepared to manage the effects of a catastrophic earthquake and is publicly reporting on the Province's preparedness for such an event. This report was discussed by the Legislative....

12/16/2018

Dr. Chris Goldfinger answered questions on-air and online about earthquakes and The Big One experts say is coming at some point.

12/12/2018

I found this great presentation by Chris Goldfinger Professor at Oregon State University, it is really worth the 14 min

Originally hailing from Palo Alto, Chris married a Salem girl and is currently Professor of Marine Geology at Oregon State University. His dad worked for NAS...

12/05/2018

Residents have been rattled by more than 2,100 aftershocks since Friday's magnitude 7.0 quake. The earthquake closed public buildings and schools, clogged roads and knocked homes off foundations.