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Homes evacuated over sinkhole fears in Vancouver neighbourhood
News Vancouver   10 March 2016   Canada   Vancouver  
A breached aquifer on Beechwood Street in southwest Vancouver has been spilling water for months, causing concerns about potential sinkholes. March 10, 2016. (CTV)
<p>People living in a southwest Vancouver neighborhood say they're concerned about the possibility of sinkholes on their properties as crews work to contain a massive breach of an underground aquifer.<br />According to City of Vancouver staff, contractors ...
Vancouver earthquake scenario predicts up to 10,000 casualties
CBCnews   03 September 2015   Canada   Vancouver  
Based on the province's worst-case scenario, a shallow 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vancouver could cause up to 10,000 deaths and destroy 12 per cent of buildings. (Getty Images)
<p>Roughly 10,000 people in the Lower Mainland might die if a shallow earthquake struck directly beneath the city of Vancouver &mdash; that's the projection from a worst-case scenario in the provincial government's Earthquake Immediate Response Plan.</p>
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10th International Conference on Mine Closure
Mineclosure 2015   05 May 2015   Canada   Vancouver  
<p>Mine Closure has become an internationally recognized conference series since it was established in 2006. The 10th International Conference on Mine Closure will offer a multidisciplinary global forum for exchanging views and developing capacity, to ensure ...