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“Now” is Always the Best Time to Start Preparing

As we continue to welcome 2016, some of us may feel blindsided by the new year but hopefully we’re all excited about what the next twelve months hold. It’s always...

How to Stay Safe During Windstorms

With all of the wind warnings and windstorms that are whipping through Canada this year, many of us are getting used to the constant slamming of gates left open and...

Holiday Cleaning Tips for your Safety

Now that the Christmas festivities are over, many of us are left with homes full of stale decorations that need to be taken down, leftover food and wine and egg...

Staying Safe During the Holiday Season Part Four - Outdoor Safety

In our current series, Staying Safe During the Holiday Season, we’ve been talking about extra safety precautions to take during this time of year, whether you’re creating a bright and...

Staying Safe During the Holiday Season Part Three - Travel Safety

By December, many of us have already made our Christmas plans and are looking forward to time spent with our loved ones. While some of us are able to stay...

Staying Safe During the Holiday Season Part Two - Gift Safety

Gift Safety Christmas is a time when many of us look forward to expressing our love for one another through gifts. Some of us may enjoy creating handmade foods, crafts...

Why Planning NOW for Extreme Winter Weather is Crucial

Do you need to prepare for extreme winter weather? Photo by invisiblepower on Unsplash For those of us living in tamer micro-climates like the ones found in Victoria, BC, the...

How to Prepare for the Winter Darkness

As we sink from autumn into winter, sometimes the length of daylight can change noticeably even between one day and the next. And for those of us living in regions...

Meal Preparation for an Emergency

With Christmas on it’s way, it’s a season of getting together with our loved ones and eating good food together. It’s a time of year when those of us who...

How to Stock Water for an Emergency

A week ago, we talked about the necessity of being prepared to fight flooding as winter descends across Canada. Of course, flooding is not the only natural disaster that is...

8 Tips to Stay Safe and Prevent Emergencies on Halloween

The best parts of Halloween are the anticipation throughout the day and the evening full of family and community fun. Kids dress up in adorable costumes and there is a...

The Great ShakeOut Results

You may have heard that individuals, schools and businesses in provinces all across Canada participated in the big ShakeOut event earlier this month. As the largest earthquake drill in the...

How to Prepare for a Flooding Emergency

As the days get shorter and darker, it’s easy to enjoy the coziness of spending evenings indoors, especially after days spent out in the brisk cold. But it’s less enjoyable...

The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills

Have you Heard of The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, officially recognized on October 15th worldwide? If you haven’t, it might be a good idea to get the word out around...

Affordable Seismic Retrofits for Your Home

We welcome Mike Ursel, President of QuakeSafe Retrofits, Construction Corp., and his guest contribution to our blog today. Thank you, Mike! As much as we would rather not think about...

Thanksgiving & Communication

In Canada, thanksgiving is almost upon us. And isn’t thanksgiving all about communication? Expressing ourselves? For some of us, the reasons to be thankful are so abundant that we skip...

Bolstering Your Emergency Food Supply

As we talked about in our most recent post, we can’t always count on our regular food suppliers to sustain us through emergency situations. The Vancouver storm in August was...

Food Shortages in the Event of Emergencies

Food Shortages and Emergency Preparedness There are several different factors that can cause food shortages and instability. These factors include crop destroying floods and droughts, and political and economic instabilities....

Make September Your Time to Prepare!

The beginning of September can feel like the start of a new year. It's a time to rekindle the love of learning; the smell of brand new pencils, erasers, note-books...

Preparing to Evacuate

As wildfires continue to race through forests in too many of our Canadian provinces, there’s no better time to talk about what to do in the event of an evacuation...

Emergency Food Explained

Understanding Emergency Kits

Personal & Family Emergency Guide

“Now” is Always the Best Time to Start Preparing

How to Stay Safe During Windstorms

Holiday Cleaning Tips for your Safety

Staying Safe During the Holiday Season Part Four - Outdoor Safety

Staying Safe During the Holiday Season Part Three - Travel Safety

Staying Safe During the Holiday Season Part Two - Gift Safety

Why Planning NOW for Extreme Winter Weather is Crucial

How to Prepare for the Winter Darkness

Meal Preparation for an Emergency

How to Stock Water for an Emergency

8 Tips to Stay Safe and Prevent Emergencies on Halloween

The Great ShakeOut Results

How to Prepare for a Flooding Emergency

The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills

Affordable Seismic Retrofits for Your Home

Thanksgiving & Communication

Bolstering Your Emergency Food Supply

Food Shortages in the Event of Emergencies

Make September Your Time to Prepare!

Preparing to Evacuate

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