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– MICHAEL LUZIA/FOR THE TIMES
A building in Onagawa, Japan, stands on the brink of collapse following the March 11 quake.
“Ashamed to be Canadian” Home – finally – after surviving devastating earthquake and tsunami
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Cops smashing down doors – if that’s OK with you . . .
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bbotsford Police are hoping some generous property owners will offer up their houses so officers can break down the door. The municipal integrated emergency response team (MIERT) – the squad of specially trained officers who undertake the riskiest police operations – is looking for houses to practice maneuvers,
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said Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald. “The ideal type of house is a vacant one, possibly slated for demolition, where minor damage occurs and people won’t mind,” said MacDonald. M I E RT, w h i c h i n c l u d e s Abbotsford officers and is similar to a S.W.A.T. team, is using two houses offered to them, but is seeking other buildings
“We wouldn’t necessarily be deploying next to a Starbucks. It might be entertaining for the public, but probably concerning for people enjoying their cappuccinos.” – Const. Ian MacDonald APD
for training purposes. “They would love a variety of homes or buildings in terms of square footage and different levels and layouts,” said MacDonald.
“The more realistic picture of the types of homes we might be called into the better.” The emergency response see MIERT, page A5
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ichael Luzia is home after surviving the deadly earthquake in Japan and he’s disgusted with the Canadian government for its poor reaction to helping citizens stranded in the disaster-stricken country. The 27-year-old Luzia, who is originally from the community of Bradner on the outskirts of Abbotsford, was teaching English in the small First reported @ town of Izushima when abbotsfordtimes.com the earthquake and tsunami struck; he escaped “It was hard the chaos of both, and returned home on March to stand it was 24 after a whirlwind two- shaking so hard.” week journey across that country. “It’s great to see my – Michael Luzia family, it’s really nice to see them,” Luzia told the Abbotsford-Mission Times on Tuesday. He talked about how he managed to survive the largest earthquake in Japan’s history and his plans to return to the country. “It was hard to stand it was shaking so hard,” he said. “When it first started, we thought it was just
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