Exercise Coastal Response continues in Port Alberni

The massive 9.0 magnitude 'fake quake' hit on Monday. Now crews are on the waterfront dealing with tsunami 'damage' in multi-agency event.

Task Force 1 squad leader Wesley Abrams, right, briefs members of Vancouver's heavy urban search and rescue (HUSAR) team during setup on Monday, June 6, 2016 at Alberni District Fall Fairgrounds

Task Force 1 squad leader Wesley Abrams, right, briefs members of Vancouver's heavy urban search and rescue (HUSAR) team during setup on Monday, June 6, 2016 at Alberni District Fall Fairgrounds



The initial disaster is past and now the aftermath is sinking in for government workers and volunteers participating in Exercise Coastal Response in Port Alberni, a multi-agency provincial-level disaster training exercise taking place June 7–10, 2016 on Vancouver Island.

The Alberni Valley News has reporter Katya Slepian embedded with Vancouver’s heavy urban search and rescue Task Force 1 team, and reporter Karly Blats is touring the other sites to keep up to date on how the event is playing out in the Alberni Valley.

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