Severe Weather & Floods Archives

How to Make Preparedness a Part of your New Year’s Resolutions for 2022

04 Jan

0 292 Post by Mackenzie Carpenter

New Year’s resolutions are a great way to take your one-day list and start checking off items. This year, I’m planning to beef up my emergency kit. Even knowing what I know about preparedness, it’s way too easy to get complacent when I’m all snuggled up in my house with heat, electricity, and Wi-Fi. A lot of people think prepping is getting

Categories: Emergency Kits, Severe Weather & Floods

An image of the Capitol building in Victoria, BC.

Who Has the Burden of Responsibility In An Emergency?

11 Jun

0 521 Post by Zenia Platten

Who's responsible in the event of an emergency? At Total Prepare, we hear it all when it comes to who takes on that burden. People say that ‘the government will take care of us’ or ‘my parents have supplies, we’ll just go there’. Today, we’ll dive into the areas of responsibility in an emergency. Discover what help we can expect

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Weird Winter Weather Phenomena

17 Nov

0 566 Post by Zenia Platten

Weird Winter Weather Phenomena Living in Canada we expect some extreme winter weather. Okay … maybe not so much in Victoria BC, but we hear about it from our eastern cousins all the time - usually while we’re admiring the cherry blossoms! 😉 But did you know that the weather can cause some pretty crazy phenomena outside of the usual precipitation

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Recovery After a Disaster

23 Oct

0 1147 Post by Zenia Platten

Disasters have a clear beginning and end, but recovery can last a long time after the dust settles. But how do we as individuals, families, and communities respond to the enormous upheaval that comes with a major emergency? How can we ensure that our homes and businesses are safe, our families are cared for, and that we’re asking for help

Categories: Earthquakes, Fire, Severe Weather & Floods

Getting Your School Emergency Ready

12 Sep

0 1227 Post by Zenia Platten

September has come around yet again so it’s time to talk about what PACs and faculty can do to make their school emergency ready. At Total Prepare we understand that teachers and parents are some of the busiest people on the planet, so we make preparedness as simple as can be! Below we’ll talk about our worry-free fundraisers, parent-direct buying

Categories: Earthquakes, Fire, Severe Weather & Floods

How to Save Your Property from Flood Damage

28 Apr

0 643 Post by Sophie Wooding

Since it is officially spring time in Canada, it’s about time for the snow to take a hint and take a hike—am I right? But seriously, with so much snow melting in the coming weeks, it’s an opportune time for you to remind yourself of how best to deal with flooding. Did you know that flooding has been Canada’s most expensive

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Unexpected snowstorm in cherry blossom season

Preparing for a Snowstorm even When it’s Least Expected

10 Mar

0 609 Post by Sophie Wooding

For many of us living in the Fraser Valley and on Vancouver Island, the season’s snowstorms have felt like a freak of nature! Especially here in the Greater Victoria area, many of us treat February like the beginning of spring. In years past, we’ve been spoiled by white and pink cherry blossoms spilling all over the sidewalks and streets. This

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Preparing for Safe Snow Adventures

24 Jan

0 651 Post by Sophie Wooding

A lot of people would prefer to avoid the snow altogether, if they could. Some people fly to warmer locations to wait out the winter. Others stay inside as much as possible. However, some people learn to embrace even the chilliest of seasons and learn to love all of the beauty and magic it has to offer. For those of you

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