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A JOINT evacuation exer- cise by the North and West Vancouver Emergency Program and the Ministry of Human Resources, was held Saturday mofning. The exercise was a simulated chemical spill at the foot of Lonsdale

necessitating the evacua-_

tion of 300 people.

Involved were

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employees from the Ministry of Human Resources, Family Services, North Shore Information and Referral Service who were responsible for setting up and running the evacua- tion/reception centres. The North Shore Amateur Radio Group. provided communications between

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the various centres. in ad- dition, some community minded citizens served as evacuees.

The aim was to test ac-

cessibility of evacuation reception centres at Delbrook School and North Shore Neighbourhood House, and communications. Coordinator’ Jeff

Jefferd

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said he was pleased with the results.

A debriefing was held at the conclusion of the exer- cise and certain opera- tional improvements were suggested.

This exerciSe was a small

part of overall planning for —

North Vancouver, with future exercises planned, to ensure some measure of

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preparedness for. North

Vancouver citizens in the event of emergencies.

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