Brenda Brown and Kevin Harris: 'Shortsighted decision-making' a big problem with seismic upgrading for Vancouver schools

Seismic mitigation is an urgent priority for children and families in Vancouver. Unfortunately, this has been the case for 20 years.
Initially, the goal was to complete seismic upgrading for all schools by 2020. When it became apparent that this was not happening, the timeframe was arbitrarily revised to 2030. While no one can predict with certainty when British Columbia will suffer the “Big One,” we live in a seismically active area and the risk is omnipresent and real. It is obviou