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The article discusses the incidence of megathrust earthquake in Canada in 1700. Other topics discussed include the assessment of earthquake emergency preparedness in the country, the tsunami and earthquake that struck Japan in 2011, and the largest known earthquakes in Canada based from the record of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1600 to 1985.

The article focuses on the Canadian Avalanche Association's (CAA) Avaluator, a rule-based pocket card and booklet to help people make the right decisions when venturing into avalanche-prone areas. This was the solution CAA came up with after reviewing the deaths of 29 people in avalanches in Western Canada in 2003. The Avaluator also aims to reach the fastest-growing group of recreationists, out-of-bounds skiers and snowboarders.