Join us at the Cowichan Emergency Preparedness Expo. This fun, free family event brings together emergency response organizations and showcases emergency preparedness. Enjoy content presentations, live demonstrations, and food trucks, and also get tips on how to make an emergency preparedness plan!
The following agencies will be in attendance:
BC Wildfire Service
Mill Bay Fire Department
Shawnigan lake Fire Department
South CC Policing & Engagement Society
Island Health
RCMSAR
Emergency Management Cowichan FireSmart
Shawnigan Lake RCMP
Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society
Canadian Coast Guard
Emergency Management Cowichan
Medix BC
Cowichan Search and Rescue
Also the QuakeCottage™ will be onsite, Canada’s Only Mobile Earthquake Simulator. The purpose of the QuakeCottage™ is to provide an educational experience of what it is like to go through a major earthquake and how to prepare. Our machine gives a realistic simulation of about an 8.0 magnitude quake for 30 seconds.
