Two days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Haida Gwaii, B.C.’s Attorney General says she’s grateful the damage appears to be minimal and no injuries have been reported.
When asked whether she was satisfied with how Emergency Management B.C. handled the situation, Shirley Bond said when staff became aware of the earthquake they were into high gear.
“I think though that any event like this gives us an opportunity to look at the way we process these circumstances and look for improvements. I think people expect us to do that, I certainly expect to do that.”
Bond says Emergency Management B.C. has reached out to Tofino’s mayor.
Mayor Perry Schmunk says the district didn’t get official notification from the Province for about 45 minutes – and decided to activate tsunami sirens.
Bond says it needs to be understood Tofino was under an advisory and not a warning – and first priority had to be given to communities under a warning.
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