National Attack Warning Siren System
Background 1. The principal means of providing warning of a [...]
The Closure of the Central Emergency Government Headquarters (CEGHQ) and CFS Carp – Background Information and Pertinent Events – Dave Peters 14 Aug 07
INTRODUCTION The following narrative records my understanding of the events [...]
Layout & Staffing of the Emergency Government Situation Centre (EmGovSitCen)
The EmGovSitCen was composed of two civil assessment areas and [...]
Department of Public Works Public Protection Programs (Fallout Shelters and Evacuation Plans)
Background 1. First official mention of the Public Shelter Program [...]
Readiness/Activation Exercises at Central Emergency Government Headquarters (CEGHQ) – Overview and Summary
Known as the “Key” (1st Key, 2nd Key, 3rd Key, [...]
Department of Health and Welfare’s National Emergency Strategic Stockpile – NESS
Background 1. In the mid ‘50s the functions of the [...]
CONELRAD (Control of Electromagnetic Radiation)
Extract from Wikipedia (click for the excellent full article) “CONELRAD [...]
Canadian Civil Alert System (CCAS)
(from a status report in the late 1980s) 1. The [...]
Chronology of Canadian Civil Defence Events 1948 to 1994
The Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum website has an extensive, [...]
PCO Emergency Public Information Planning
1. The Emergency Public Information Planning Division continued its traditional [...]