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Candidates Question & Answers

In recent weeks, I've heard many stories of skunks on Bowen. It's clear that skunks live here. It's also clear that we need to find ways to live alongside skunks.

With the Great BC Shakeout earthquake drill coming October 16, it seems pertinent to learn a little about earthquakes and have fun with a Home Hazard Hunt. The danger of an earthquake should be a real concern for British Columbians.

It is twenty-five years since I was first alerted to our changing climate temperature and rising sea levels. Then, living a few blocks up from the shoreline in West Vancouver I frivolously said, “Oh good we’ll be waterfront.

Last year our beloved cat took exception to the pelting rain and peed on our down quilt. It was the first time I regretted having sold our dryer.

In the lead-up to the 2014 Climate Summit at the United Nation, hundreds of thousands of people around the world gathered to let world leaders know that they need to come to an agreement to drastically cut global greenhouse gas emissions.

This week I want to discuss what types of disaster could affect Bowen Island. Certainly visualizing scenarios helps us to plan and pack mindfully.

Well done, for those of you who are keeping up with us I’m certain you are feeling a sense of relief for getting on with some of the things that niggles the back of your mind.

California’s most recent earthquake (magnitude 6.0) is yet another reminder that its time to get craking on your emergency preparedness kit. Think about what you would be doing before, during, and after an earthquake shakes your neighbourhood.