Disaster Management

• B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation

  Laws will address the four phases of emergency management, ranging from preparedness and mitigation to response and recovery, according to Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2023
  
• Indonesia, Thailand mark 15th anniversary of tsunami that left 230,000 dead

  Disaster-prone Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that is home to 260 million people, lies along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

  Weather

  Dec 26, 2019
  
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• Miracle survivor of 2004 tsunami on a mission to close gaps in warning system

  More than US$400 million has been spent across 28 countries on the early-warning system, comprising 101 sea-level gauges, 148 seismometers and nine buoys.

  World

  Dec 21, 2019
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• City of Calgary updates 3-year, $35M ‘Snowtember’ damage plan

  Calgary’s parks department reported to a city committee Wednesday morning about progress in a three-year, $35-million plan to deal with Snowtember damage, which broke or destroyed about half of the city’s trees in 2014.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2016
• Nenshi blasts Alberta NDP for ‘unbelievable’ Snowtember funding denial

  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is calling a decision from the province to deny “Snowtember” recovery funding “unbelievable.”

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2015
• Calgary Chamber of Commerce, CEMA roll out business disaster plan

  The City of Calgary and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce are taking steps to make local businesses disaster-ready.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2015