CITY OF VICTORIA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT -
Are you and your family prepared for an emergency such as a power outage, winter storm, earthquake or tsunami? Your family needs to have enough food, water and supplies to cope for at least seven days without outside assistance, depending on the emergency.
Make emergency preparedness your family’s New Year’s Resolution and attend a free workshop offered by Emergency Management Victoria. Learn about the hazards that can affect Victoria, what to include in your emergency kits, what you can do to protect your home from an earthquake, and how to reunite with your loved ones after a disaster.
Register for a free workshop at emvic@victoria.ca or call 250.920.3373. The 2019 Emergency Preparedness
Workshop schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, January 23 - 7 – 8:30 pm
James Bay Community School Centre
140 Oswego Street
Tuesday, February 5 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Cook Street Village Activity Centre
380 Cook Street
Tuesday, February 19 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Fernwood Community Centre
1240 Gladstone Avenue
Tuesday, March 5 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Silver Threads Senior Centre
2340 Richmond Road
Wednesday, March 27 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Burnside Gorge Community Centre
471 Cecelia Road
Wednesday, April 3 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Victoria City Hall, Antechamber
Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue
Tuesday, April 16 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Fernwood Community Centre
1240 Gladstone
Tuesday, May 7 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Cook Street Village Activity Centre
380 Cook Street
Wednesday, May 22 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Victoria City Hall, Antechamber
Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue
Thursday, June 6 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Burnside Gorge Community Centre
471 Cecelia Road
Tuesday, June 18 - 7 – 8:30 pm
James Bay Community School Centre
140 Oswego Street
Tuesday, September 10 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Silver Threads Senior Centre
2340 Richmond Road
Wednesday, September 25 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Fernwood Community Centre
1240 Gladstone Avenue
Wednesday, October 9 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Burnside Gorge Community Centre
471 Cecelia Road
Tuesday, October 22 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Victoria City Hall, Antechamber
Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue
Thursday, November 7 - 1 – 2:30 pm
Silver Threads Senior Centre
2340 Richmond Road
Tuesday, November 19 - 7 – 8:30 pm
Cook Street Village Activity Centre
380 Cook Street
Free, customized emergency preparedness workshops for business, community groups, and housing complexes are available upon request.
Emergency Management Victoria is the City of Victoria’s resource for helping our community prepare for an emergency. For more information and to sign up for Vic-Alert, the City’s emergency notification service, visit: VictoriaReady.ca.
For More Information:
Tanya Patterson
Emergency Program Coordinator
Emergency Management Victoria
Cellular: 250.888.3594