Drop, cover and hold on during the 2016 Great B.C. ShakeOut.
The B.C. Earthquake Alliance and Insurance Bureau of Canada are working together to present Canada’s largest earthquake preparedness drill Thursday at 10:20 a.m.
“More than 3,000 earthquakes occur in B.C. each year. Most are too small to be felt, but the risk of one big enough to cause major damage is real,” said Dave Cockle, B.C. Earthquake Alliance president.
The campaign provides another opportunity for preparedness.
“It’s an event that will remind us all of the importance of drills so that together, we are all prepared if a major earthquake hits,” said Naomi Yamamoto, minister of state for emergency preparedness.
For more information on the campaign, go to www.ShakeOutBC.ca.
“There are a number of steps you can take to make sure you are prepared both physically and financially, and one step is to participate in the Great B.C. ShakeOut,” said Bill Adams, IBC vice-president.
At London Drugs’ 51 stores in B.C., customers will be notified Thursday at 10:20 a.m. that an emergency drill will commence.
A pre-recorded rumbling-type sound followed by instructions to drop, cover and hold on, will be made by store management, including in Vernon.