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Earthquake preparedness in a backpack

Brittany Tiplady 
Apr 18th, 2011
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Krasicki and Ward has taken leaps to provide Vancouver with all that is needed for earthquake preparedness. Business boomed after the earthquake in Japan and products sold out.  The store provides back-packs filled with the basics a person needs to survive during a natural catastrophe for at least three days.

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