ESS Update

Evacuation plan pending; new volunteers in place

by Ron McLaughlin

Lions Bay begins the month of April with good news regarding Emergency Social Services (ESS).

In recent years, a Village-wide evacuation plan has been continually talked about, and while it has been seemingly forever in the works, has never comes to fruition.  

However, back in March it was announced that Emergency Program Coordinator Mary Brown had awarded a qualified contractor the project. Brown worked with her volunteers and staff to land a provincial grant to cover all the costs of this contracted position.

Fast forward to April and the contractor is hard at work, with the project is expected to be completed shortly.

The Great Water Giveaway in January was held to increase emergency preparedness within the community. An ancillary goal was to increase the Village ESS contingent and solicit attendees to consider joining.

The Village has a management team in place but needs volunteers to fill the ranks in order to be effective in an emergency. Of the many who considered the opportunity, after a group meeting and personal interviews, six candidates want to join the team. They will now be undertaking the necessary courses and training.

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