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BC asks municipalities to “clarify” earthquake and tsunami response

November 8, 2012

Update:B.C. modifies, enhances emergency notification process (Official news release) CBC: New tsunami warning protocol rolled out in B.C. EmergencyInfoBC Please be advised that @EmergencyInfoBC is the only authorized emergency alert feed for Gov’t of BC. Tweet Thu 8 Nov 11 48 The British Columbia Solicitor General's department is asking northwest municipalities to “clarify the initial response actions” to […]

The tsunami, Twitter and the Zones: Did social media amplify government generated confusion?

November 4, 2012

Kitimat, BC and New York City had one thing in common this week, the misuse and use of social media, Twitter and Facebook, that spread both accurate warnings and dangerous misinformation about an impending disaster. In the case of New York and the surrounding area, it was Superstorm Sandy that caused widespread devastation. For Kitimat […]

How "On the Waterfront" could decide the fate of Enbridge's Kitimat terminal

September 3, 2012

There's one question about the Enbridge Northern Gateway project that many people ask and few can answer: Who is responsible for the port of Kitimat? Who would be liable should there be a disaster in the port? Nobody really knows. Unlike many harbours in Canada, the port of Kitimat is "private," although as the District […]