{"id":67,"date":"2024-03-20T12:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:11:19","slug":"emergency-management-and-climate-readiness-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a6a2a1\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-13371\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-17T102927.868-1.png\" style=\"object-position:49% 26%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 26%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-17T102927.868-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-17T102927.868-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-17T102927.868-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-17T102927.868-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-17T102927.868-1-1536x1152.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide landing-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-border-radius has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-brand);border-left-width:8px;background-color:#053661e0\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left inline-width has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(1.146rem, 1.146rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.934), 1.8rem);\">Emergency Management in B.C.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-7c4b6745bab3e84352ae530bc67eee2c\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Increasing climate challenges means that emergency and disaster management is changing. Learn how you and your community can adapt to this shifting landscape and explore stories covering all four phases of emergency management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-28 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:1rem;padding-left:1rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stack-on-mobile has-four-rem-gap is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-no-padding-mobile wp-container-content-9 is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-21 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:0vh;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-padding-top-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:2rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-heading-two-border is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#f8ba47;border-bottom-width:6px;line-height:0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-b90c8ffa605f2b5feec75e8c120a836a\" style=\"margin-top:0.2rem;margin-bottom:0.2rem\">Latest Stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-width-100-mobile remove-padding-right-mobile wp-container-content-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:2rem;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons stacks-on-mobile is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-size-regular has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nonary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/category\/community-spotlight\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:#f7cf85\"><strong>Community Spotlight<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-size-regular has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nonary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/emergencymanagement\/category\/mitigation\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:#f7cf85\"><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-size-regular has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nonary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/emergencymanagement\/category\/preparedness\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:#f7cf85\"><strong>Preparedness<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-size-regular has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nonary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/emergencymanagement\/category\/response\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:#f7cf85\"><strong>Response<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-size-regular has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nonary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/emergencymanagement\/category\/recovery\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:#f7cf85\"><strong>Recovery<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 has-one-rem-gap wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13898 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparedness\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-no-padding-mobile has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d1d1d1;border-width:2px;border-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-bottom:1rem;padding-right:0rem\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/when-the-storm-comes-we-turn-to-each-other-a-story-from-salt-spring-island\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2418\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"When the storm comes, we turn to each other: A story from Salt Spring Island\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina.jpg 2418w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina-1536x788.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2026\/04\/salt-spring-marina-2048x1050.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2418px) 100vw, 2418px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-normal-font-size\">When the storm comes, we turn to each other: A story from Salt Spring Island<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T14:45:59-07:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Contributed by Tine Rossing, Disaster Risk Reduction Analyst at Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and Salt Spring Island volunteer Pod coordinator. Preparing for&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/when-the-storm-comes-we-turn-to-each-other-a-story-from-salt-spring-island\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/category\/preparedness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Preparedness<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparedness\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-no-padding-mobile has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d1d1d1;border-width:2px;border-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-bottom:1rem;padding-right:0rem\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/tsunami-preparedness-week-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5125\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What to expect at a High Ground Hike, and why it\u2019s worth joining\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner.png 5125w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner-1024x268.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner-1536x402.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/05\/high_ground_hike_banner-2048x535.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5125px) 100vw, 5125px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-normal-font-size\">What to expect at a High Ground Hike, and why it\u2019s worth joining<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-19T11:43:14-07:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">If you live, work, or spend time in a coastal community in B.C. you may have heard about High Ground Hikes taking place during Tsunami&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/tsunami-preparedness-week-2026\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/category\/preparedness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Preparedness<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparedness category-recovery category-response\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-no-padding-mobile has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d1d1d1;border-width:2px;border-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-bottom:1rem;padding-right:0rem\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/nominations-are-open-emergency-management-exemplary-service-award\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2024\/04\/ECqnqCoXkAEom-r.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2024\/04\/ECqnqCoXkAEom-r.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2024\/04\/ECqnqCoXkAEom-r-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2024\/04\/ECqnqCoXkAEom-r-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2024\/04\/ECqnqCoXkAEom-r-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2024\/04\/ECqnqCoXkAEom-r-1536x1026.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-normal-font-size\">Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-15T08:00:00-08:00\">December 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Nominations are now open for the 2026 to 2027 Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award Across British Columbia, emergency management practitioners, volunteers and community leaders help&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/nominations-are-open-emergency-management-exemplary-service-award\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/category\/preparedness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Preparedness<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/category\/recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Recovery<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/category\/response\/\" rel=\"tag\">Response<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-spotlight category-preparedness tag-community-spotlight tag-ess tag-preparedness\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-no-padding-mobile has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d1d1d1;border-width:2px;border-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-bottom:1rem;padding-right:0rem\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/emergencymanagement\/community-spotlight-ukuleles-emergency-training-exercise\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/09\/Port-McNeill.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Community Spotlight: Ukuleles, group lodging and an emergency training exercise\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/09\/Port-McNeill.png 1700w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/09\/Port-McNeill-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/09\/Port-McNeill-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/09\/Port-McNeill-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/923\/2025\/09\/Port-McNeill-1536x542.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;min-height:100%;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-normal-font-size\">Community Spotlight: Ukuleles, group lodging and an emergency training exercise<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-08T08:24:30-07:00\">September 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Community Spotlight series highlights communities, organizations and individuals using innovative approaches to build resilient communities.&nbsp;Emergency Support Services (ESS)&nbsp;reception centres and group lodging facilities are&hellip; 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