There will be a number of displays including:

• Saanich ESS (Emergency Social Services).

• Bread Baking Competition & other samples of food prepared from basic food storage ingredients.

• Amateur Radio emergency communications display.
  
  • short video by Walter Cronkite on service provided by amateur radio operators assisting in disaster situations.
  • short video by CNN about service provided by a small group of amateur radio operators after the tsunami in South East Asia.
  • actual radio demonstrations of portable equipment used by amateur radio operators.
  • information on local organizations providing training in amateur radio.
  • why amateur radio is important and why you cannot depend upon commercial communications during certain types of disasters.
    

• Survival Tips for Southern Vancouver Island:
  How to set-up-house in nature.   To make a shelter, find edible food on land and sea, build a fire to meet your needs, how to replenish your water supply, what to do "when nature calls".  Basic rules for  personal and financial security.  A booklet "Survival" written especially for women, but useful to men as well, will be available for $5.00.  You won't want to survive without it.
  
  
• Dry Pack Canning introduction.
  
  
• St. Johns Ambulance.