Planning for Tsunami in Vancouver – Health Care and Education

Map – Tsunami Risk Zones of Vancouver

List of healthcare and educational facilities within the Vancouver danger zone:

  • FALSE CREEK RESIDENCE
  • VILLA CATHAY CARE HOME
  • BROADWAY PENTECOSTAL LODGE
  • YALETOWN HOUSE SOCIETY
  • EMILY CARR INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (ECIAD)
  • HENRY HUDSON ELEMENTARY, FALSE CREEK ELEMENTARY
  • ST ANTHONY OF PADUA
  • ECOLE ROSE DES VENTS

Facilities were identified in ArcMap via “Select by location” function by selecting education and health facilities from the tsunami affected layer. Then create a new layer, and look up in the attribute table for name of the affected facilities.

Map – New St. Paul’s Hospital Location and Relative Risk to Tsunami

The new St. Paul’s Hospital is located in the tsunami danger zone, and it is very close to water. Therefore, it will be susceptible to an event of flooding.

 

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