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Forwarded:

🚨 Evacuation Readiness Checklist🚨
If you’re under an evacuation warning, now is the time to act. Pack, prepare, and protect your home before you’re told to leave.

📦 Pack Your Essentials

* Government-issued ID, MCP Cards, passports, birth/marriage certificates, insurance policies, banking documents, wills
* YOUR HOME INSURANCE CARRIER NAME. Contact numbers and policy numbers are even better.
* Wallet, bank cards, all cash - keep your small bills ready
* Prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, medical devices, glasses/contact lenses, sunglasses.
* Keys/Passwords– house, car, safe, internet access, security system.
* Phones, chargers, backup battery packs
* 7 Days change of clothes, sturdy footwear, coats/hats/gloves (seasonal)
* Toiletries & personal hygiene supplies
* Enough food, water & snacks for at least your evacuation travel time
* Pet food, treats, kennels, leashes, carriers, vaccination records
* Reusable water bottle, insulated mug, etc
* If you love your pillow - bring it - small comforts.
* Check your mail if you have "Super Mailboxes".
* Work clothes, work badges/IDs, computers, etc.

💻 Secure Digital & Important Items
* External hard drives or USBs with important files & photos
* Laptop/tablet & accessories and chargers
* Take photos of each room, artwork, house exterior, outbuildings, vehicles that you can't take, valuables & important receipts for insurance purposes
*If you have doorbell cameras, security systems, etc. - arrange them in a way that you can see your house exterior, interior, etc remotely.

🏠 Prepare Your Home
* Shut and lock all windows & doors
* Shut off your air exchanger systems
* Turn off propane
* Unplug electronics & small appliances
* Move all mobile flammable items away from the house - such as playgrounds, trampolines, etc.
* Close curtains/blinds to reduce radiant heat risk
*If you have more than one vehicle, move them to a safe place

👨🏼‍🚒Protect the First Responders
* Place a sign in your front window saying "Evacuated" so responders know you are gone
* If you have time and it's safe, move gasoline cans, kerosine, solvents, propane cylinders, etc., to a detached, well-ventilated outbuilding away from your house. But NEVER transport large quantities of fuel in your evacuation vehicle at this point.
* Disconnect battery chargers and remove potential sparks near flammables.
* If there's significant fuel or chemical storage you can't move, leave a visible note on your front door or gate (e.g. "Hazardous fuels stored in shed/backyard" so firefighters know. This helps them keep distance or take extra precautions.

🚗 Get Your Vehicle Ready
* Fill the gas tank
* Park facing the road for quick departure
* Load as much as possible now so you can leave quickly
* Have a blanket or two and your pillow in case you need to sleep in your vehicle for a night

👨‍👩‍👧 Plan Your Departure
* Decide on 2 or more safe routes out of your neighbourhood
* Share your evacuation plan & destination with friends/family
* Keep pets secured and ready to load
* Listen to local radio/official updates - subscribe ONLY to reliable news sources
* If you have respiratory masks (N95) bring them in case you need to travel through a smoky area

☎️When you get out
* NOTIFY AUTHORITIES as soon as you can, notify the Red Cross, and any other applicable authorities to verify your evacuation and to access any supports provided
*Find a secure place, family or friends or secure storage, to secure your important items so they are not in your vehicle all the time.
*Reach out to supports: health, emotional, Red Cross, church, etc. if you need additional help.

Stay safe, look out for your neighbours, and help each other where you can ❤️

Thank you to a member in CBN for this extensive checklist.

08/03/2025

True Friends

Despite their differences, they spent hours sharing stories.
The fish lived in the depths—quiet and thoughtful.
The seagull soared high—loud and full of energy.
But that was never a problem…
Until someone made it one.

One day, another seagull said:
—“Why waste your time with a fish?
—It can’t fly with you or understand your freedom…”

The seagull knew the fish couldn’t fly.
She knew his world was filled with currents and shadows.
But instead of defending him… she stayed silent.

Little by little, the words of others filled her with doubt.
“Maybe they’re right,” she thought.
And she decided to fly away.
—“If he truly values me, he’ll swim to the shore to find me…”

And the fish did.
Every single day.
Swimming against strong tides.
Exposing himself to predators.
Risking everything to find his friend.

But he never saw her.
And each night, he returned to the depths—exhausted and sad.

Until one day… he stopped swimming to the surface.

Word spread: the fish was ill.
The currents could no longer hold him up.

When the seagull heard, she flew without rest to the shore.
There, she found the fish floating near the surface, barely alive.

With one final effort, the fish moved his fins and said:
—“I’m glad you’re okay… I feared something had happened to you.”

And he let the waves carry him.
At peace, because he had done everything for his friend.

The seagull remained still.
Crying.
Regretting the doubts that drove her away.
Realizing how precious their friendship had been.

That day, she learned what she should never have forgotten:

🔹 True friendship doesn’t depend on how close or far we live.
🔹 What destroys a relationship isn’t distance—it’s insecurity.
🔹 Those who fail to appreciate what’s different lose something unique and unrepeatable.

The seagull spent the rest of her life flying near the shore, remembering her friend.
She never blamed anyone.
Because she understood it had been her decision to walk away.

I don’t know if you’re the fish or the seagull in this story.
But if this touched you…
Don’t let doubt destroy something as valuable as friendship.

💬 “True friendship is an act of love that transcends differences.”
💬 “Beyond who we are, the heart will always find a way to connect.”
(Collected)

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