Articles with tips and advice for seniors and their families on how best to prepare for an emergency on Vancouver Island.
British Columbia has declared a provincial state of emergency as a fast-moving BC wildfire forces the evacuation of Summerland and adds to an already serious wildfire situation across the province. The emergency is having a significant impact on seniors. Interior Health has evacuated more than 230 residents from two Summerland care homes because of the…
No parent doubts their kids have been disproportionately affected by measures taken to control the COVID-19 outbreak;
This morning, my son and I went for a jog, which we do every Sunday morning. We jogged past the General Hospital pausing briefly to talk to a medical attendant who was taking a smoke break. Normally we don’t get downwind of smokers anyways, so our conversation about 15 feet apart.
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices Preparing For The Big One, Developing The Emergency Survival Kit People were sufficiently scared by recent earthquakes to seriously prepare for their own survival. They took advice & gathered caches for 3-day emergencies Civic leaders and environmentalists have been warning about the increased likelihood of a cataclysmic earthquake along the…