Red Cross AGM

Met Diane at Weir and we went to Dairy Queen for grilled chicken burgers. Remembered to ask for a bun without sesame seeds.

Rum gave me a Starbucks card so that will be my first stop tomorrow morning. I registered it online - you get syrup and milk options for on the house, brewed coffee refills at no charge and a complimentary Tall beverage with whole bean purchases.

Georgina and I went to the Red Cross Volunteer Recognition Awards/Regional AGM at the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre in Burnaby. What a lovely venue for a meeting! It is always heartening to see so many young people being recognized for their volunteer work. The future is in good hands.

Maiclaire Bolton was the speaker. She is the head of Seismic Safety in the B.C. Provincial Emergency Program and gave one of the best presentations I've ever seen on Earthquakes in B.C.:

Maiclaire has an M.Sc. in Earthquake Seismology from the University of Victoria, and has previously worked with the Geological Survey of Canada and the International Seismological Centre in England. Now acting as a liaison between the scientific and emergency management communities, she aims to translate science into practice for emergency management. She will speak to the real threat of a major earthquake in British Columbia and help us prepare to be self-sufficient during a disaster.

Road trip tomorrow - down to La Conner to see flowers!