By Lilia Yumagulova In 2018, intense rain combined with snowmelt in the mountains caused the Kettle and Granby Rivers to overflow their banks, leading to the worst flooding the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) in British Columbia has seen …
Lessons learned from the Emergency Social Service (ESS) Directors for 100 Mile House in BC . By Shaun Koopman When a two-hectare wildfire began west of 100 Mile House, on July 6, 2017, it marked the beginning of the critical stage of the 2017 wildfire …
My Preparedness Initiative (MyPI) is an award-winning youth preparedness and educational outreach program for American teens ages 13-19. Through hands-on training and classroom instruction, youth learn about their roles in disaster preparedness and re …
Interview with Todd Kuiack, Emergency Management Director – Indigenous Services Canada By Lilia Yumagulova As part of HazNet’s Indigenous disaster risk reduction leaders series, we interviewed Todd Kuiack about his team´s work at Indigenous Services …
A conversation between Shaun Koopman and Jason Greidanus 1. What is your role with Strathcona County? Jason Greidanus: Assistant Chief – Emergency Management and Deputy Director of Emergency Management at Strathcona County, Alberta. 2. To what do you a …
A conversation between Shaun Koopman and Meredith Starkey, the Emergency Program Coordinator for the Village of Zeballos. 1. What is your role with the Village of Zeballos? Meredith Starkey: I am an administrative clerk with the Village of Zeballos, su …
A Conversation between Shona de Jong and Bert Struik Bert Struik retired from the Geological Survey of Canada and is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and Emeritus Research Geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada. Dr Struik studied …
A conversation between Alison Bird and Shona De Jong Ms Bird is an Earthquake Seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada. She studied physics and the University of British Columbia and geophysics at the University of Victoria, and started her ca …
