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Canada s first-ever tsunami tower to be built at B.C. school
Nathan Howes
Monday, December 28th 2020, 2:30 pm - The country s first tsunami evacuation tower will be able to better protect Masset village in an earthquake.
A high school in Haida Gwaii’s Masset village will soon have an extra defence mechanism to prevent disaster.
What will be a first in Canada, B.C.-based Gudangaay Tlaats gaa Naay (GTN) Secondary School is planning on erecting a 10-metre tsunami evacuation tower on its site as a way to enhance protection for the community during an earthquake.
The school is situated on Haida Gwaii, located off of the north coast of B.C. a high-prone earthquake and tsunami zone. The region runs parallel along the Queen Charlotte Fault line, where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet.
VANCOUVER Students in Haida Gwaii’s Masset village will soon have Canada s first-ever tsunami evacuation tower, according to B.C.’s Ministry of Education. The Haida Gwaii islands, located off of the north coast of B.C., are in a high-risk earthquake and tsunami zone. The tower will be built as part of earthquake safety updates to the local high school. Parents say it will be a welcomed alternative to the village’s current tsunami safety area, which is a 10 kilometre drive away. “A tsunami evacuation tower on the grounds of our local school will ultimately reduce the time it takes to evacuate from the current 20 minutes or more to the time it takes to walk across the road,” said local parent Keshia Chutter in a news statement.