Editor:
The following are two simple cases of risk management practiced daily in the District of Kent.
Case 1. It is well known that domestic dogs carry and transmit a very dangerous bacteria through their feces. This bacteria causes spontaneous abortions if cows ingest it. Therefore, if domestic dogs stray out of the ditches into the fields and defecate, there is a chance that when cows in the field eat the grass, they could ingest the bacteria and suffer disastrous results. Because of this risk, domestic dogs should always be on a leash and all feces should be picked up when you walk your dog along the dam.
Case 2. Sasquatch Park has a beautiful three-tiered waterfall seen from the main road, just before the sani dump station. A parking lot was proposed across the street to allow visitors easy access to the falls. However, the idea was abandoned due to the risk to people and infrastructure. There are active debris flows located above the possible parking lot that have blocked the main road twice in recent years.
In fact, the park suffered infrastructure damage in both torrents of debris. On both occasions the water intake at the sanitary discharge station was destroyed. As the possibility of new phenomena (debris torrents) is too great, a new source of water has been found which has reduced the risk of damage to infrastructure.
You would think that the Joint Emergency Program would learn from this case and find an alternative proposal for its evacuation route to this highway, even more so considering that these torrents of debris are expected to become more frequent.
Juan Coles
Agassiz
