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Robert Gehrke: It’s unfathomable that we’re still sending kids to schools that could collapse in an earthquake. It’s time to do better. Last year’s Magna quake should wake up Utah leaders. We need to act now to avoid the worst later. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.   | April 7, 2021, 12:19 p.m. It’s hard to imagine sending kids to school in a building that has faulty wiring or asbestos in the walls, or is a fire hazard. We wouldn’t do it. But every day, kids in Utah — we don’t know exactly how many — attend class in buildings that are ill-equ...

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. ...

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...