Planners on both sides of the border are working to prepare for a large scale earthquake exercise this spring.   This should be a heads up for ARES folks to make sure you check your plans, maybe have a little practice exercise too. This article provides some information on the US side of the event.  For more information go to

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/earthquake-pacific-northwest-big-one-1.3411659