Just thinking if we got rid of the regionalism and created a Canadian board it would be a better common forum EH? Any comments? This is really a global problem now and Canada is just a part. The idea is to make it a part that works. Must say though, the Ontario press is the only ones writing about the problem much. We have a lady here at the daily that has GOT IT. So it helps. By the way the Army was in Victoria

"IN VIRTUALLY ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR -- WHAT WE CALL OPERATION ABACUS. THIS IS PART OF OPERATION ABACUS"

Brian

Transcript of Newscast Tues. 5:00 pm

http://www.chek6.com/news/transcripts/030999.html

>>> IF YOU FEARED THE WORLD WILL COLLAPSE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, YOU MAY TAKE SOME COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT CANADA'S ARMED FORCES WILL BE ON STANDBY. ALL PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO BE ON BASE BY DECEMBER 30th TO HELP CARRY OUT ANY RELIEF EFFORTS. >>> THERE'S A RELIEF POLICY IN THE CANADIAN FORCES THAT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE TAKEN LEAVE PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS AND BE IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS BY THE 30th OF DECEMBER. >> THAT'S MANDATED? >> YES, IT'S NOT OPTIONAL. >> (Reporter): BRIGADIER GENERAL ROSS WHO WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF ANY RELIEF EFFORT SAYS ALL PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. ROSS SAYS THE ARMED FORCES ARE PREPARING FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. >> WE HAVE BOUGHT NEW HIGH FREQUENCY REDUCE. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. REBUN CAN'T COMMUNICATIONS. WE ARE RELATIVELY CONFIDENT THE CANADIAN FORCES WILL BE GOOD TO GO. IN VIRTUALLY ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR -- WHAT WE CALL OPERATION ABACUS. THIS IS PART OF OPERATION ABACUS. >> SO WE'LL KNOW WHERE TO FIND ALL OUR FRIENDS AT CFB ESQUIMALT TO RING IN THE MILLENNIUM.

-- Brian (imager@ampsc.com), March 12, 1999

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"Just thinking if we got rid of the regionalism and created a Canadian board"

DONE! We agree although more local Y2K sites need to be available for citizens to use for local contingency planning.

-- Gary Allan Halonen (njarc@ica.net), March 19, 1999.

I am amazed at how many Canadians laugh this problem off! In 1998 I lived through the effects of El Nino in Peru, South America. At the same time many Canadians lived through the devastating effects of the ice storms in Ontario & Quebec. Have people forgotten this? It is so simple to prepare for Y2K. For a long time now I have been shopping at Home Hardware to buy Kerosene Lanterns & other survival products. Now Canadian Tire offers Kerosene Heaters at a cheap price. It is funny how Canadians prepare for a natural disaster but when humans make a computer mistake they do not prepare. What's the problem? Personnaly, I can survive for a long time without a shower or electrity. My parents grew up in the Prairies without electricity until their late teens.

Let's ALL do everyone a favour & prepare the best we can for every kind of circumstance!

Sincerly,

Raleigh H. Epp

www.y2kheaters.com www.josephproject.org

-- Raleigh H. Epp (rooftoptexger@hotmail.com), December 17, 1999.