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2019‐04‐11 1 Making Resiliency and Recovery the New Norm

BCEDA Disaster Recovery Team

• Established in 2012 – First

in Canada

• Team(s) of EDOs and other

resource providers

• Can go to communities

when asked and when resources are available

• Partnership with IEDC and

Restore Your Economy

Economic Disaster Recovery Project

Partners in Economic Disaster Recovery

• International Economic

Development Council

• Restoreyoureconomy.org
• US Economic Development

Administration

• Economic Developers Alberta
• Province of Alberta
• Red Cross
• Province of BC – Forests, Lands,

Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development

• EMBC
• Fortis BC
• Pacific Coastal Airlines

EDRP Projects

• Burns Lake – Mill Explosion
• Southern Alberta – Worst flooding in Canadian history
• Washington, DC – United States Economic Recovery

Framework

• BC Wildfires 2017, 2018
• US Virgin Islands – Hurricanes Irma and Maria
• Saskatchewan – Pre‐disaster plans for economic recovery

training

• Grand Forks – Short Term Recovery Plan, Business

Assessments, and Long‐term Recovery Plan

• BC – Provincial economic recovery recommendations
• Economic Disaster Recovery Workshops and Training

What is a Disaster?

Natural Types of Disasters

• Agricultural diseases
• Winds
• Wildfires
• Ice Storms
• Tornadoes and Hurricanes
• The “T” word
• Other

Man‐Made and Technological Disasters

• Hazardous materials
• Cyber‐attacks
• Explosions
• Plant Closures
• Terrorism
• Etc

What is a Disaster? 1 2 3 4 5 6

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BC Disasters – 2007‐2017

• 40+ Declared Disasters
• Since 2003 only three BC States of

Emergency have been declared – two in the last two years

• Canadian Disasters – 2007‐2017
• 240+ Disasters Declared

Have you Thought of the Unthinkable?

Resiliency and Recovery

• Economic Resiliency is being proactive

in having the strategies and actions identified pre‐disaster

• This enables “recovery” to be a more

streamlined and faster process “It has been shown that resilience strategies (pre‐economic recovery plans) could have significantly reduced GDP losses by 47.4% during 2008‐2011 by accelerating the pace of recovery.”

Is Your Community Ready?

Does your plan mention these?

Quick review of 9 plans shows:

• 1 ‐ Mentions “recovery”
• 1 ‐ Mentions “business”
• 1 ‐ Mentions “economic” or “economy”
• Not one plan mentions business re‐entry as a

priority

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Most Businesses Won’t Survive a Disaster. Getting your Community Disaster Ready

Phases of Disaster

Role of the EDO

• Analyst
• Catalyst
• Gap Filler
• Advocate
• Educator
• Visionary
• COMMUNICATOR

Preparedness

• Understanding how community may be impacted
• Training and Education to respond and recover
• Preparing can include:
• Engaging business community
• Pre‐disaster strategic planning
• Additional readiness activities
• Plans for Business Recovery Centres
• Acknowledging that recovery takes time
• Understanding State and Federal resources

The Recovery

• Fourth Phase of Disaster
• Recovery Phase can last a long time
• Short‐term typically last 6 months to a year
• Long‐term can last decades
• Investment in economic development

capacity becomes even more essential

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Pre‐Disaster Planning is a Must

• Post‐disaster, small businesses face many

challenges – these are your employers

• Assumption that there are significant

external resources to help with business recovery

• Timely access to capital is extremely

important for small business recovery

• Multiple benefits for economic recovery by

performing pre‐disaster planning efforts

Plan Content

• 1. Community Risk Assessment
• 2. Business Community Engagement
• 3. Business Centre for Economic Recovery
• 4. Business Re‐entry System
• 5. Business Financing
• 6. Capacity Building
• 7. Workforce Planning
• 8. Land and Building Reuse and Redevelopment
• 9. Communications Strategy

10.Federal and Provincial Programs for recovery

Business Community Engagement

• Local and Provincial Governments will make

emergency management decisions that have a direct impact on local businesses

• Most small business (and large) lack a business

continuity plan

• The need to educate is strong
• Have them register on Buyandsell.gc.ca

Educate and Inform

Develop information sources before and following a disaster and circulate to your businesses

Disaster Recovery is BRE on Steroids

A community can’t recover without business and the jobs they create – all businesses count

• Be doing BRE
• Educate businesses on the need for business

continuity plans

• Collect comprehensive contact information

including alternative contacts

• Collect social media and other communication

networks

• Determine what unique type of disaster a

business may be impacted by

• Determine what tier level they would be if a

disaster strikes (business re‐entry program)

• Establish pre‐qualified service provider list

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Do not just depend on Provincial or Federal Resources

Economic Disaster Recovery in Action

Burns Lake, BC, Mill Explosion ‐ 2012 Southern Alberta Floods ‐ 2013

BC Wildfires 2017 and 2018

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Myrtle Beach, SC

Charleston, SC

Grand Forks, BC

EDRP – Some Key Points

• Communities are not prepared to rebuild an economy
• When a disaster strikes – everyone must pull together
• Businesses need to prepare ‐ and you need to help them
• Be aware of sensitive situations
• Develop Communication Plans
• Meet with business before and after
• Do not think you know what's best – ask for help
• Local and Regional Governments need to be the lead on

Pre‐Disaster Recovery Plans

• PLAN, PLAN, PLAN

PREPARE YOUR COMMUNITY OR REGION

Host a “Making Economic Resiliency and Recovery The New Norm” Full day workshop

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