Tsunami sirens in Tofino went off last night, alerting residents to seek higher ground following the 7.7 magnitude quake in Haida Gwaii.
Mayor Perry Schmunk says they made the call to alert people via siren and phone notifications after having trouble getting more information from the province.
"It took about 45 minutes before we got kind of an official notification from Emergency BC and to a certain degree I understand that it's because I would assume that their resources were directed at those communities that were closer to the epicentre."
Schmunk says 500 people came to the community hall which was operating as the emergency operations centre.
He says he's glad they had a chance to test the system.
