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link to How to Install Canada’s COVID Alert app and Full Review. It’s easy and I will show you step by step!

How to Install Canada’s COVID Alert app and Full Review. It’s easy and I will show you step by step!

On 31 July 2020, Canada released the COVID Alert smartphone app to help identify exposure to COVID-19. The app is not a COVID-19 radar or digital forcefield. COVID Alert is a valuable add-on to...

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link to What Sounds Do All These Emergency Whistles Make? And is there a bad emergency whistle?

What Sounds Do All These Emergency Whistles Make? And is there a bad emergency whistle?

Emergency whistles can be very loud but what sound do they make? Let's test these seven models and talk about what makes a good and a bad whistle. These whistles are a key element in any emergency...

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link to Coronavirus Lockdown in South Africa: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Coronavirus Lockdown in South Africa: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Like the scene from a movie, South Africa is entering a 21-day lockdown to get the upperhand on the COVID-19 Coronavirus. But what does it mean? Here's a Better Preparedness emergency management...

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link to What is Better Preparedness? It’s living more safely and enjoyably.

What is Better Preparedness? It’s living more safely and enjoyably.

Understand your risks, and learn and practice your solutions at home, at work, travelling, in sports, and in the outdoors. Think of it as emergency management made easy. For me, it's a simple...

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link to SpotGen3: How to use a Personal Locator Beacon and How I use it

SpotGen3: How to use a Personal Locator Beacon and How I use it

If tools and technology are available, should we use them and how do we use them? While in remotest Africa, I show you how I use this SPOT Gen3 personal satellite locator beacon (PLB). Remote...

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link to Mega Storm Preparedness and Lessons Learned in North America || Huge Snow Storm in St. John’s, NL

Mega Storm Preparedness and Lessons Learned in North America || Huge Snow Storm in St. John’s, NL

Storm and Disaster Preparedness: Take Action and Improve This is about mega storms and looks at a massive storm to hit eastern Canada. I will show you how to learn from these storms. Mid January...

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