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Earthquake early warning system launches in Horseshoe Bay BRENT RICHTER

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If you had 10 seconds’ warning before a major earthquake struck, how would you spend them?

It’s a question Canadians may soon have to ponder, with the nation’s first ever earthquake early warning system getting its launch in West Vancouver. Natural Resources Canada deployed its first sensor, in what will eventually be a network of 400 sensors in seismically active areas, within BC Ferries’ Horseshoe Bay terminal, Monday. The system is designed to detect the first wave of energy radiating from an earthquake’s epicentre and then provide “seconds to tens of seconds” of warning before the real shaking begins. “Indigenous oral history tells us that every couple centuries, we experienced devastating Continued on page 36

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Lynn Valley marks attack anniversary with resilience

JANE SEYD

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For Lynn Valley resident Steve Mossop, the terrible events that unfolded in North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley library plaza a year ago are never too far from the surface. Mossop, who lives near the plaza and

came across the aftermath of the knife attacks as a witness, said he often walks by the area and feels those memories tug at his consciousness. “Once you witness something like that, you can never erase it.” On Sunday, the North Vancouver community marked the anniversary of a series

of knife attacks on strangers in the middle of a public plaza that left one woman dead and six others wounded on March 27, 2021. It’s a complicated milestone, one that involves an acknowledgment of the way lives were tragically impacted by the events of that day. It’s also a recognition

of resilience, both of the six victims who continue to recover and of a community adamant that the horror of that day will not continue to define it. That Saturday, a year ago, Mossop was driving past the plaza when he was waved down by a woman covered in blood. He Continued on page 14

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