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[Victoria Watcher]

Might be 2 rowboats:

 

 

TEAMS:

 

https://r2ak.com/teams/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 June 2022 - 12:20 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Not sure any "kayaks" were involved.

 

 

 

For the next three weeks — and possibly longer — Ian Graeme and Janice Mason will be working together in a double kayak, paddling the coastline of British Columbia to Ketchikan, Alaska.

 

They will face challenges in endurance and strength, and the forces of nature that will bring big waves, tricky currents and, possibly, huge storms.

 

But the Victoria couple is up for it.

 

In fact, Graeme, 61, and Mason, 62, are competing in the Race2Alaska — billed the longest human or wind-powered race in North America — for the fifth and fourth time, respectively, and are relishing the challenge of paddling the 1,207 kilometres from Port Townsend, Washington to the southern coast of Alaska.

 

 

https://www.timescol...2alaska-5484692

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 June 2022 - 04:57 AM.

[pontcanna]

@vicpdcanada

 

7:15 PM · Jun 24, 2022

Officers have responded to a non-suspicious death on Dallas Road near Camas Circle.

 

@bccoroners will investigate as needed. Thank you to everyone who assisted officers & 1st responders on this call.

 

Our thoughts are with this person's family.

[Redd42]

TIL that section of road in BHP is called Camas Circle.

 

Weird that "Circle Dr" doesn't continue around the circle, only half way.

 

Shouldn't they both be "Semi-Circle"?

[pontcanna]

Victoria Fire responds to apartment fire on Bay Street

Posted: Jun. 25, 2022

 

 

The Victoria Fire Department was called to respond to an apartment fire this morning on Bay Street. 

 

Cassie Holcomb lives on the fourth floor of the building at 55 Bay Street and tells CHEK News the fire was on the third floor. 

 

“I live on the fourth floor and our fire alarm went off,” Holcomb said, noting this happened around 5 a.m. “I grabbed my glasses, my keys my cell and my computer and was out. And when I got up to the parking lot, people were actually yelling at other people to get out of the building.” 

 

Holcomb noted the fire alarm has previously been set off accidentally, so people had gone out onto their balconies to see if they needed to evacuate. 

 

She says the fire was on a balcony on the third floor, and fire and police arrived about five minutes after she had gotten out of the building. 

 

“It looks like it was mostly contained to the balcony,” Halcomb said. “The fire department was awesome. They were on scene within minutes for us and had it out pretty quickly.” 

 

Victoria Police says the cause of the fire is not suspicious, and there were no injuries. 

 

More: https://www.cheknews...street-1054355/

 

[Nparker]

Unattended BBQ?

 

Edited by Nparker, 25 June 2022 - 11:09 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

55 Bay Street. Entertaining us for years.

[pontcanna]

Double tap...oops

Edited by pontcanna, 26 June 2022 - 04:15 PM.

[pontcanna]

Homeowner grateful for quick response by Victoria Fire Department

Jun. 26, 2022

 

Victoria Fire was called to a home on Sumas Street last night for a house on fire, and the homeowner says he is grateful for the department’s quick response.

He believes the home can be salvaged, but the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Foam from supplies of the upholstery business he operates out of his house caused large amounts of smoke, but there appeared to be little damage to the structure.

 

 

More: https://www.cheknews...tment-1054709/

[sebberry]

Unattended BBQ?

 

Unlikely at 4:45AM.  Most likely an improperly discarded cigarette in a planter. 

[max.bravo]

Just came across some BC ambulance callout stats here. http://www.bcehs.ca/...ta/call-volumes

I’m 2021 there was a significant jump in ambulance calls, a 5% increase over 2020. Wonder why.

[Kilo95]

Just came across some BC ambulance callout stats here. http://www.bcehs.ca/...ta/call-volumes

I’m 2021 there was a significant jump in ambulance calls, a 5% increase over 2020. Wonder why.

The heat dome, for one?

[Victoria Watcher]

Just came across some BC ambulance callout stats here. http://www.bcehs.ca/...ta/call-volumes

I’m 2021 there was a significant jump in ambulance calls, a 5% increase over 2020. Wonder why.

Heat done and overdoses?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 June 2022 - 09:43 PM.

[max.bravo]

Heat dome lasted for what, 2 weeks? That’s 1/26 of the year. Must’ve been a hell of a busy two weeks.
Overdoses is plausible maybe but if you look at the city by city data you’ll see the same rate of increase in both cities and the smallest towns. I’d assume ODs are more of an urban phenomenon.

Might just be aging population. Or covid vaccines adverse events.

[Mike K.]

More people out and about in 21 than in 20, and a growing population.

[Victoria Watcher]

British Columbians are being reminded to call 911 for true emergencies only as the centre responsible for answering the calls braces for its highest call volume in two decades.

 

E-Comm, the emergency communications centre responsible for answering B.C.’s 911 calls, is expecting an escalation in calls based on a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, increased cellphone use, an aging population, the illicit drug toxicity crisis, mental-health challenges and extreme weather events.

 

In the last quarter of 2021, call volumes were up 22 per cent compared to the year prior, according to E-Comm.

 

This year is shaping up to be even busier, with E-Comm predicting a further increase of 12 per cent in emergency calls.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...volumes-5523115

 

 

 

Something seems fishy.  Single incidents are surely not up 22% plus.

 

 

a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, increased cellphone use, an aging population, the illicit drug toxicity crisis, mental-health challenges and extreme weather events.

 

 

 

And only some of these seem plausible.  For example, worldwide, people killed or injured in extreme weather events has dropped dramatically in the past 50 years.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 June 2022 - 03:19 PM.

[Mike K.]

I’m surprised you still have to call. You’d think nowadays they’d only respond to text.

[Victoria Watcher]

I’m surprised you still have to call. You’d think nowadays they’d only respond to text.

 

It might be more efficient to have a 911 app.

 

If you yourself or a person near you (in your house etc.) is in medical distress, right away you get a voice/person.  

 

But reporting of a house fire, car crash, suspicious person etc. can probably use the app just as well.  Where many might be calling at once it'd be quicker to discard multiple reports.  Than answering and saying "yes, we already have reports of that fire".

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 June 2022 - 03:30 PM.

[max.bravo]

It would probably only cost the government $150 million and 15 years to make that app happen.

[lanforod]

I’m surprised you still have to call. You’d think nowadays they’d only respond to text.

Victoria doesn’t even respond to preregistered SMS for 911 for deaf/folks with hearing loss yet. Something that Vancouver and many other areas in the country have had for a decade. I was part of the test group for this and super annoyed at e-comm for not getting this in place province wide.
https://www.textwith911.ca/en/home/

Edited by lanforod, 27 June 2022 - 09:16 PM.