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Construction on the upgrades to the school buildings and the new vertical evacuation tower is expected to begin in summer 2021 for a completion by fall 2021. The new tower will be a 10-metre (33-ft) tall steel structure built on school property that includes storage for emergency supplies. Currently, the evacuation safe zone is over 10 km away from the school, but after a powerful earthquake the roads leading to the safe zone could be damaged beyond usability. “The tsunami evacuation route currently recommended for our students and community is around a 10-kilometre drive down the highway. ...

by Craig Takeuchi on December 28th, 2020 at 3:00 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1 Canada’s first tsunami evacuation tower will be built in B.C. to help provide a safe refuge for students in the event of an emergency.  The provincial government announced on December 23 that it will contribute $16.5 million towards seismic upgrades and a tsunami evacuation tower at Gudangaay Tlaat'sa Naay (GTN) Secondary school in Masset on Haida Gwaii. That’s in addition to the $250,000 from the Haida Gwaii education board. Renovations will include the creation of a new main entrance, a special education room, and a...

Canada's first-ever tsunami tower to be built at B.C. school Nathan Howes Monday, December 28th 2020, 2:30 pm - The country's first tsunami evacuation tower will be able to better protect Masset village in an earthquake. A high school in Haida Gwaii’s Masset village will soon have an extra defence mechanism to prevent disaster. What will be a first in Canada, B.C.-based Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay (GTN) Secondary School is planning on erecting a 10-metre tsunami evacuation tower on its site as a way to enhance protection for the community during an earthquake. The school is situated on Haida...

  VANCOUVER -- Students in Haida Gwaii’s Masset village will soon have Canada's first-ever tsunami evacuation tower, according to B.C.’s Ministry of Education. The Haida Gwaii islands, located off of the north coast of B.C., are in a high-risk earthquake and tsunami zone. The tower will be built as part of earthquake safety updates to the local high school. Parents say it will be a welcomed alternative to the village’s current tsunami safety area, which is a 10 kilometre drive away. “A tsunami evacuation tower on the grounds of our local school will ultimately reduce the time it...