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What Impact might a volcanic
eruption or earthquake in
Japan have on Canada?
- The debris
- Debris routinely washes up on B.C.'s
beaches
- The tsunami also raised the possibility of human remains washing up on North
American shores
- Objects that float high on the water such as Styrofoam arrived first, followed by an increase of
wooden debris
- According to Japanese estimates, approximately 5 million tonnes of debris was washed into the
Pacific by the backwash from the tsunami
- Debris routinely washes up on B.C.'s
beaches
- Stephen Harper
- Stephen Harper issued a statement following the earthquake and tsunami that struck, offering
heartfelt condolences to all that have been affected
- Stephen Harper issued a statement following the earthquake and tsunami that struck, offering
heartfelt condolences to all that have been affected
- Assistance
- Stephen Harper said Canada will do what it can to help Japan recover from
this disaster
- In Canada, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon announced on 13 March that Canada would
provide medical, engineering and financial aid to Japan
- Stephen Harper said Canada will do what it can to help Japan recover from
this disaster
- Economy
- The provincial government has spent between $200,000 and
$300,000 to respond to the tsunami debris, while the federal
government puts its own number at about $400,000
- In addition to that 1 million dollars, from the Japanese government, which will fund a program run
by the B.C. government that allows local governments, First Nations and non-governmental
organizations to apply for funding for their own cleanup projects.
- The provincial government has spent between $200,000 and
$300,000 to respond to the tsunami debris, while the federal
government puts its own number at about $400,000
- Canadiens affected
- Diplomats at the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo are working with Japanese authorities to determine
whether any Canadians have been injured in the earthquake or tsunami
- A group of high school students from Brighton, Ontario were on a tour bus in Tokyo when the
quake rattled the city
- Canadians that were visiting the country are eager to get home, flights are next to
impossible
- B.C. native has been teaching in Tokyo for more than a decade and has never experienced
anything like this. “I was shaking like a mad dog,” he recalls.
- Diplomats at the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo are working with Japanese authorities to determine
whether any Canadians have been injured in the earthquake or tsunami
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