On December 29, many of us were in bed at 11:39 p.m. Some of us heard and then felt the 4.7 magnitude earthquake that shuddered faintly through BC’s South Coast. For some of us, it didn’t register at all. No damage was reported, but many inhabitants of the Cascadia Subduction Zone were shaken into thinking, What if? Always eager to seize a learning opportunity, we decided to face preparing for The Big One the way we do all things: with a little help from our friends. Thankful

Ready, steady....cook! With nervous anticipation, my team pulled back a cloth to reveal the three ingredients we had been allocated for July's creative cooking competition; black beans, onion and zucchini. Now the challenge for our team, self-titled “Team Survivor”, was to use these base ingredients along with other pantry items to whip up a tasty dinner dish. All within 30 minutes! A daunting task for those of us like myself, who follow recipe books to the letter, or who hav