E-Comm in the community

Chinese New Year Parade 2012

Our new mascot, ALI, debuted at this year's Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver's Chinatown on Sunday, January 29 this year! Walking alongside the Vancouver Police Department and our local community policing centres, kids and families got the chance to pick up some of our 9-1-1 education material and meet Luke, ALI and Cst Chip (pictured below).

If you have an upcoming event in your community, contact 911education@ecomm911.ca to request to have ALI attend along with his 9-1-1 education material.

Holiday Food Drive

Thanks to staff who this year generated seven boxes of food and $625 in monetary donations to the Greater Vancouver Foodbank Society. We hope to continue to increase our totals during next year's campaign!

UBCM 2011 Convention

Held September 28 & 29 at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, we were thrilled to host a booth and meeting delegates from all over the conference at the UBCM Exhibition.

L to R: Communications Advisor Patricia Hall, Gibsons Mayor Barry Janyk, E-Comm President & CEO David Guscott and Burns Lake Coun. Eileen Benedict at E-Comm's UBCM booth.

Cops for Cancer 2011

The Cops for Cancer riders stopped at E-Comm once again this year to receive a cheque for $3,878 raised via staff donations. We are so proud of our riders who braved the cold and rain!

Cops & Kids event, Vancouver

Thanks again to our partners at the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre for another fantastic Cops and Kids event. On Sunday, September 18 we were at Woodland Park in Vancouver teaching kids how to dial 9-1-1 on special phones just for practice.

Patricia Hall, Communication Advisor pictured at our Cops & Kids booth
(showing us how to dial 9-1-1 using a cell phone!).

Hastings Sunrise Summer Kickoff

We had a super time at this year's Hastings Sunrise Summer Kickoff in the Sunrise Square Parking Lot Saturday July 9, answering lots of important questions from the public.

2011 Pitt Meadows Day

E-Comm was at this year's Pitt Meadows Day with our partners from Ridge Meadows RCMP. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to pick tips for dialing 9-1-1 so they can "help us help."

2011 Fire Chiefs Association of BC Annual Conference and Fire Expo

E-Comm attended the 2011 Fire Chiefs Association of BC Annual Conference and Fire Expo in Abbotsford this June and spoke with firefighters from throughout the province.

2011 Lower Mainland Local Government Association Conference and AGM

E-Comm attended the 2011 Lower Mainland Local Government Association Conference and AGM in Whistler May 11, 12 &13 and spoke to Mayors and Councillors.

2011 Langley Community Day

E-Comm attended the Langley Community Awareness Regarding Emergencies (CARE) event (to provide tips on calling 9-1-1 to adults and children alike.

Thursday, April 7, 2011
Emergencies now more top of mind
Langley Times
Several months ago, Langley's emergency planning co-ordinator Ginger Sherlock began the groundwork for a campaign that would spell out in detail the agencies that exist to help us when we need them. Now, a month after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that devastated vast areas of northeast Japan, the campaign has taken on a greater sense of immediacy and importance.

 

Police Leadership 2011 Conference

The British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police, the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia, Police Academy hosted the Police Leadership 2011 Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is Canada's largest police leadership conference.   E-Comm GIS Coordinator Robert Darts spoke to delegates about Emergency Events Map Viewer our GIS/CAD data integration application.  E2MV is designed to provide a common operating picture for emergency services.

Pictured above: E-Comm GIS Coordinator Robert Darts at the 2011 Police Leadership Conference in Vancouver

 

7th Annual Diversity Health Fair

The 7th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair is the largest event of its kind in Canada and has evolved into one of the most exciting and dynamic multicultural events in the Lower Mainland.  E-Comm will be attending to provide tips on calling 9-1-1 to adults and children alike and reminding visitors that E-Comm has access to a 24-hour interpretation service that we can connect to in less than a minute and interpreters are available in 170 languages.