| Cash raised for Turkish relief effort Brady Fotheringham Contributing Writer WHEN the earthquake in Turkey struck the town of Izmir on Aug. 17, the effects were felt here on the North Shore by the Omidvar family. The Earthguake's death toll has execeded 13,000 in the country, The United Nations now estimates that tens of theu- sands more are still missing. Over 26,000 have been injured and at Jeast 200,006 are homeless according to the UN. North Vancouver's Zinnet and Amir Omidvar returned from ‘Turkey carlier this month. Zinnet has 3. sister-in-law whose nephew lost a son in the earthquake. The Oridvars know four people who lost their homes in Cinarcik, a coastal town which looks across the Sea of Marmar to Istanbul. Imidvars own Accarate Import Auto Led. in North Vancouver, They are holding a fundraising event on Saturday at their aur shop re raise earthquake relief money. They will pring oil and filter service and will accept donations. “We are avery tightly knit community on the North Shore and hope our fundraising cfforts will help.” Zinner Omidvar innet Omidvar said 93 ‘Turkish-Canadians "ve on the North Shore. The Ouudvars held a garage sale on Aug. 22 where they served hot dogs and cold drinks, raising over $400 for carthquake victims. The ‘Turkish-Canadian Society in Vancouver has set up a similar celief find with the Royal Bank of Canada to collect money. People interested in the Accurate Auto fundraising ciforts can cali 980-9970, Nort and West Vancouver Emergency Program coordi- nator Ross Peterson said the damage to the North Shore would not be as extensive if'an earthquake of a similar mag- nitude were to happen he “People think the Turi never happen here but they're wron son said. The good news is the death toll that Turgey experienced will probably never happen in North America. Although Vancouver is well overdue for a earthquake (the last major one hit Vancouver Island in 1947 near Comox), Peterson said our strict building codes will help save many lives. “We look more to the earthquakes in California because of their similar building code practices,” Peterson said. The recent earthquake in the San Francisco area was not enough to cause significant damage. But the 7.4 quake on the Richter seale in Turkey was just slightly larger than the type Lower Mainland residents should expect when we get our next earthquake, Peterson said. The North and West Vancouver Emergency Program is _eurrently working on updating all North Shore school emer- gency evacuation procedures. Peterson said that some schools have very good emergency programs in place while others have a ways to go. 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