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April 16, 2025
Monthly general meeting of the Elphinstone Community Association
-Director's report by Area E Director Donna McMahon
-Bet Cecill will be our April guest speaker, on the topic of emergency preparedness organizing at the neighbourhood level.
Bet is a long time grass roots organizer focused on women, LGBTQ Community and the environment, while attempting to integrate all the issues that affect us - race, class, differing abilities etc. Life's rich and sometimes complicated. Bet became interested in neighbourhood emergency preparation about a year or so ago. Various community forums and workshops have raised awareness of the dangers associated with fire and smoke, flood, earthquake (a big thank you to Vancouver Coastal Health, Roberts Creek Community Association, the Sechelt Community Association Federation, the SCRD, and the Elphinstone Community Association). Bet realized that we didn't have any organized way to help each other out in a disaster, especially if we are isolated and the usual emergency response teams are overwhelmed or unavailable. There are SCRD plans for a coast wide incident response to disaster/emergencies, but little at the neighbourhood level.
Bet's goal is to "organize organizers" so that people have, not only their individual preparation plans, but some way to help each other in an emergency. There will be a slide presentation, materials available, time for questions, and an opportunity to be involved.
This topic is timely and will give us much food for thought.
Full Agenda TBA
