MONDAY'S EARTHQUAKE in Los Angeles registered 6.6
on the Richter scale, left the isands homeless and caused
hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Highways nor-
mally used by millions of commuters daily wont be fully
repaired from the damage they suffered from the quake for
a year, People who live in southeru California know they
live with the Chreat of major carthquakes because of their
proximity to the San Andreas fault. That same fault runs

into the Pacific Ocean west of Vancouver Island, A recent
earthquake registering 3.5 on the Richter seale occurred in

the ocean but wasn't felt by mainianders. Experts apree,
however, that we will be hit by our “Big One’ when one of
the Earth's plates along our coast slides under an adjacent
plate. If would be a different type of earthquake from the
one L.A, experienced. Ours would be far more severe (pos-
sibly 83 or 93 on the Richter scale) and last longer, The
collapsed buildings and freeways of southern California are
mere drops in the bucket compared with the kind of dam-
ave that would be inflicted on southern B.C. by a major
quake. So.

Are you concerned about the possibility of an earthquake?

North Vancouve

H's always on the cards:
this is an carthquike
zone. Foam, but the
chances ef survival are
pretty good.

Mary Lafreniere

North Vancouver

Yes. Because of recent
wrile-ups its been on
my otind, (Us as possible
to have one her itis
there, My relatives: Crom
California tike then for
vranted,

Gordon Smith

North Vancouver

Yes bam, [se been try-
ing to get a hold of
friends in California all
day. and Po ocan'e get
through,

North Vancouver

ICs a concerns the same
as everybody else. When
you live in an earthquake
zone for 40 years you
tend to become blase
about it, That doesn't
mean we should ignore

Sarah Yarris

North Vancouver

Of course Im can-
cerned. What have |
done about i? Abso-
Jutely nothing! What can
you do to prepare for the
power of an earthquake?

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CLEARBROOK - 852-4900
CHILLIWACK + 858-5118
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PORT ALBERNI - 732-5777
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RICHMOND - 273-4417
SURREY/GUILDFORD - 584-7124
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WEST VANCOUVER - 925-3655
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