NO COMMUNITY SHELTERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 9 April 1942, Page 4

NO COMMUNITY SHELTERS

NELSON E.P.S. DECISION i RESIDENTS URGED TO CONSTRUCT! THEIR OWN i The executive ot the Nelson Enter igency Precautions Service decided ai a recent meeting that the constructin' j of community shelter trenches in Nelsor is not desirable for the following rea sons: (1) That the sites available an 1 in vulnerable areas where the congrc Igation of people, even in trenches, i.I more likely to be a source of dangei ; than of safety and 1 2) that in the opin : ion of the executive the safest course Ito adopt is to disperse the people l< j their homes, particularly as this coursr J will be in accordance with the natura | impulse. ; Consideration is. however, being give: i to the necessity for shelter trenches km the night population ol the busincs ; area and the City Engineer is now i making a survey of available sites. Another matter which has receiver. | the attention of the executive is tha' j of the country residents who work i< ' the City or who may be in the Cit\ i when an alarm signal is given. Thi | considered opinion of the executive ■; ; that the safest course for these peopli ;to follow is to take advantage «>f th* natural shelter provided by the Churct | Hill, Queen's Gardens, river banks ant j the grounds of the Government Build | ings or preferably to go to the home; I of friends in the City. ! Residents are again urged to construe private shelters as near as possible h their homes, and for this purpose It consult their wardens who have bee: supplied with suitable plans and speci locations.