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Contribution: Earthquake Early Warning

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

$2,100,000.00

Replacement of Strong Motion Network with EEW Sensors

FY 2021-22 · 2022-03-23

Summary
Replacement of 50 existing strong motion sensors in the BCSIMS network with EEW sensors
Program
Earthquake Early Warning
Location
COQUITLAM | COQUITLAM, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Additional Information
Amendment: Duration of agreement / Value / Award previously disclosed for the 4th Quarter of 2021-2022. Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Additional Information (French)
Modification: Durée de l'entente / Valeur / Subvention ou contribution antérieurement divulgée pour le 4e trimestre de l'exercice 2021-2022. Subvention ou contribution octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier.
Agreement End Date
2024-05-31
Agreement Number
GC-130176S
Agreement Start Date
2022-03-23
Agreement Title
Replacement of Strong Motion Network with EEW Sensors
Agreement Title (French)
Remplacement du réseau de mouvement fort par des capteurs ASP
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$2,100,000.00
Amendment Date
2023-03-08
Amendment Number
1
Description
Replacement of 50 existing strong motion sensors in the BCSIMS network with EEW sensors
Description (French)
Remplacement de 50 capteurs de mouvements forts existants dans le réseau BCSIMS par des capteurs ASP
Expected Results
The enhancement of EEW coverage in areas of concern to the Proponent, improving warning times to these regions prior to the arrival of strong shaking from earthquakes, enabling protective actions to be taken by the Proponent's systems and staff
Expected Results (French)
L'amélioration de la couverture ASP dans les zones préoccupantes pour le promoteur, en améliorant les délais d'alerte dans ces régions avant l'arrivée des fortes secousses des tremblements de terre, permettant ainsi aux systèmes et au personnel du promoteur de prendre des mesures de protection
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Organization Code
nrcan-rncan
Organization
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Program Name
Earthquake Early Warning
Program Name (French)
d'Alerte rapide en cas de tremblement de terre
Program Purpose
To develop a broader based and more robust national earthquake early warning system which incentivizes multiple stakeholders to provide early warning coverage over maximum areas of high seismic risk beyond the federally critical infrastructure covered by the core early warning system.
Program Purpose (French)
Élaborer un système national d'alerte rapide en cas de tremblement de terre plus vaste et robuste qui incite de multiples intervenants à fournir une couverture d'alerte rapide dans les zones maximales de risque sismique élevé, parallèlement au système d'alerte rapide de base couvrant les infrastructures essentielles du gouvernement fédéral.
Recipient City
COQUITLAM | COQUITLAM
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Recipient Postal Code
V3K 0B6
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
O
Reference Number
115-2022-2023-Q4-13473
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