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Local Richmond papers are urging residents to prepare for natural disasters. There is no need to live in fear but we do need to be prepared.

VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) : The head of the City of Vancouver’s Emergency Management says residents need to take it upon themselves to be ready if a major quake hits the region.

Kevin Wallinger says responding to a quake is a shared responsibility and everyone needs to prepare, “What is the current state of public preparedness? How ready is the public? My sense is some may not be as ready as they should be and that’s an area I think we need to focus on.”

Council has also heard while seismic upgrades have been done on the city’s bridges, they’re not up to current standards.

There’s better news when it comes to the viaducts which are described as “robust.”