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Cowichan Emergency Preparedness Expo
May 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Visit the Cowichan Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 10 AM to 3 PM!
Emergency Management Cowichan is excited to organize this fun, free family event, bringing together emergency response organizations and showcasing emergency preparedness.
Enjoy content presentations and live demonstrations with:
- Emergency Management Cowichan – Community Engagement
- Cowichan Search and Rescue Display and Helicopter Rescue Demonstration
- Cowichan Tribes – Equipment Expo
- Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society – Radio Demos
- Cowichan Fire Chiefs Fire Prevention Team – House Fire Interactive Demo
- FireSmart – Wildland Fire Tactics
- RCMP – Community Engagement
- North Oyster Fire Rescue – Equipment Expo
- Canadian Red Cross – Family Preparedness Kits
- Canadian Coast Guard – Community Engagement
- BC Wildfire Service – Fire Attack Crew Demonstration
- Royal Canadian Marine SAR – Community Engagement
- ShakeOut BC – Tsunami Info
Food trucks, parking and first aid also on site!
Over 59.9 Million Participants Worldwide
Participants in BC Last Year:805 Thousand
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Current BC Wide Total
54,219
Cariboo 128
Kootenay 130
Lower Mainland 43,975
Nechako 2
North Coast 20
Northeast 0
Thompson Okanagan 1,590
Vancouver Island / Coast 6,737