Hello Cadboro Bay neighbours,
The Free Regional Emergency Preparedness Fair is happening today, May 4, 2025, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at University of Victoria, Lot #4 (near Centennial Stadium).
At this free, family-friendly event you can:
- Get practical tips on creating or updating your emergency plan
- Meet local emergency preparedness experts
- Experience the Quake Cottage earthquake simulator
- Watch live demonstrations of emergency equipment and techniques
No registration is required—just drop by anytime between 11 am and 3 pm to learn how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. For full details, visit the Saanich Emergency Program page:
Free Regional Emergency Preparedness Fair – May 4, 2025 (https://www.saanich.ca)
Please accept our apologies for the short notice—we hope you can join us, even if just for a few minutes!
Stay safe,
Cadboro Bay Residents Association
For several years, about 15 years ago, I led a group of volunteers, mostly women, on the Arbutus road loop . We designated them to specific close homes to visit several neighbours each, encouraging them to have an emergency kit, a HELP sign, a meeting place for families, a place for dogs, a system of runners to investigate all houses on the loop who might need urgent assistance. Wedgewood Estates initiated its own internal system
and the men practiced urgent first aid and communications systems.
Ironically all ran smoothly until Saanich got wind of it and intervened, disbanding our efforts, which by then had spread to cover virtually all of Ten Mile Point.
It is ironic that we are invited, too late in the day, to view what Saanich has on display today!