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Upcoming 2008 Community Events
Leadership and Levees: Lessons from New Orleans (Public Information Session)
Guest Speakers:
Kirsten Brown - Manager, Planning, Health Emergency Management
Unit, Ministry of Health Services and a Deputy Director with the Victoria/Esquimalt
ESS Team.
Bev Stenning - Benefit Officer, Canada Pension Plan, an instructor
with the Justice Institute & Canadian Red Cross and Deputy Director with the
Victoria/Esquimalt ESS Team.
Sonja Ruthe - Community Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and
acting ESSD for Oak Bay and a Disaster Management volunteer and instructor with
the Canadian Red Cross.
Kirsten, Bev and Sonja went to New Orleans in June as part of an international Learning
Inquiry workshop that explored the strengths and resilience as well as the challenges
of recovery - 3 years post Katrina. They met with local leaders in their communities
to learn about what they were doing to enhance New Orleans recovery and how community
change efforts succeed best after a disaster.
Date: Tuesday, September 9th at 7:00 pm.
Location: Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Road (on Windsor between Transit and
Newport Avenue).
For additional information call 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
Emergency Preparedness Begins With You! - Workshop #5
Emergency preparedness in Oak Bay is about neighbours helping neighbours.
The first step however is being personally prepared to enable you and your family
to be self-sufficient for a minimum of seven days after a major emergency or disaster.
Emergency Preparedness Begins With You! is a two-hour workshop
that provides detailed information and practical application to individual and family
emergency preparedness.
Date: Monday September 15th, 2008.
Time: 6:45 (Sign-in) to 9:00pm.
Location: Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Road (on Windsor between Transit and
Newport Avenue).
Register through the Oak Bay Fire Hall at 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
Fire Extinguishment
Presentation By: Oak Bay Fire Department.
Date: Saturday, October 4th, 10:00am to Noon.
Location: Oak Bay Fire Department, 1703 Monterey Avenue.
Register through the Oak Bay Fire Hall at 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
Emergency Preparedness Begins With You! - Workshop #6
Emergency preparedness in Oak Bay is about neighbours helping neighbours.
The first step however is being personally prepared to enable you and your family
to be self-sufficient for a minimum of seven days after a major emergency or disaster.
Emergency Preparedness Begins With You! is a two-hour workshop
that provides detailed information and practical application to individual and family
emergency preparedness.
Date: Monday October 20th, 2008.
Time: 6:45 (Sign-in) to 9:00pm.
Location: St. Philip's Church, 2928 Eastdowne Road.
Register at the church or through the Oak Bay Fire Hall at 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
Disaster First Aid Training (two parts)
Instructor: Veronica Torry, St. John Ambulance.
Dates: Wednesday, November 5th and Wednesday, November 12th, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.
Location: Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Road (on Windsor between Transit and
Newport Avenue).
Learn how to triage and apply first aid.
Register through the Oak Bay Fire Hall at 592-9121 or
Bring a blanket and wear comfortable clothing.
Additional Information Flyer
Is Your Business Ready? (Public Information Session)
Learn how you can be prepared to protect your business and continue to
opertae when a crisis or disaster occurs.
Guest Speaker: Lisa Benini.
Lisa Benini has her own consulting practice in business continuity planning and
had worked for the Provincial Government the last eight years as their Senior Advisor
of their Business Continuity Management Program. She is a Certified Business Continuity
Professional who has been assisting businesses and government agencies for the past
seventeen years with their business continuity planning efforts.
Date: Tuesday, November 18th at 7:00 pm.
Location: Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Road (on Windsor between Transit and
Newport Avenue).
For additional information call 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
Emergency Preparedness Begins With You! - Workshop #7
Emergency preparedness in Oak Bay is about neighbours helping neighbours.
The first step however is being personally prepared to enable you and your family
to be self-sufficient for a minimum of seven days after a major emergency or disaster.
Emergency Preparedness Begins With You! is a two-hour workshop
that provides detailed information and practical application to individual and family
emergency preparedness.
Date: Wednesday November 19th, 2008.
Time: 6:45 (Sign-in) to 9:00pm.
Location: Willows School, 2290 Musgrave Street.
Register through the Oak Bay Fire Hall at 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
Fire Extinguishment
Presentation By: Oak Bay Fire Department.
Date: Saturday, November 29th, 10:00am to Noon.
Location: Oak Bay Fire Department, 1703 Monterey Avenue.
Register through the Oak Bay Fire Hall at 592-9121 or
Additional Information Flyer
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