# CANADIAN OS/2 USER GROUPS

The following is a current list of OS/2 related user groups in Canada:

    ALBERTA

    Calgary OS/2 User Group
    P.O. Box 2844
    1680 West
    Calgary, AB  T2P 3E3
    Tel:  Unknown
    Fax:  Unknown
    BBS:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  ironsidtcuug.ab.ca@fonorola.net (Tony Ironside)
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Tuesday, 7:30pm
    Location:  Bow Valley Square
    Contact:  David Volk
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown

    Calgary PC User Society, OS/2 SIG
    239 Oakside Road, SW
    Calgary, AB  T2V 4H7
    Tel:  403/251-3090
    Fax:  Unknown
    BBS:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Wednesday, 7pm
    Location:  239 Oakdale Road, SW
    Contact:  Greg Wood
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown

    Central Alberta OS/2 Users' Group
    Association (CAOS/2)
    c/o 9028 - 95 Avenue
    Fort Saskatchewan, AB  T8L 1C6
    Tel:  403-675-3392
          (this is also a Fido number and a fax line)
    BBS:  403-489-4250
    E-Mail:  info@caos2.ab.ca
    WWW:  http://www.caos2.ab.ca/
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Thursday, 6:30pm
    Location:  CompuSmart, 16810 - 104A Avenue, Edmonton
    Contact:  Don Burch (doburch@ibm.net)
    Chairman - Bryan Wicentowich (Bryan.Wicentowich@telus.com)
    Vice-Chairman - Karry Dancek (karry@dbfwest.com)
    Secretary/Treasurer - Don Burch (doburch@ibm.net)
    Membership:  20
    Dues:  $25 per person, $100 per corporation which
      entitles the corporation to four (4) memberships.
    Description:  The Central Alberta OS/2 Users' Group
      is dedicated to the furtherment of OS/2.

    Northern Alberta OS/2 Users Group
    3408-105 Avenue
    Edmonton, AB  T5W 0B4
    Tel:  403-474-4557
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  The first Wednesday of each month
    Location:  Unknown
    Contact:  Robert Goshko
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  $25

    BRITISH COLUMBIA

    Greater Victoria PC User's Association,
      Multitasking SIG
    (aka BB&C or Big Blue and Cousins)
    P.O. Box 5309
    Station B
    Victoria, BC  V8R 6S4
    Tel:  250-382-3934
    Fax:  Unknown
    BBS:  250-727-7374
    WWW:  http://www.islandnet.com/~bigblue
    E-Mail:  teamos2@islandnet.com
    Meeting Schedule:  3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm
    Location:  BB&C Clubhouse, 1910 Store Street
    Contact:  John Phillips (teamos2@islandnet.com)
    President:  John Phillips
    Dues:  Single - $40.00 (37.38 + 2.62 GST)
           Family - $55.00 (51.40 + 3.60 GST)
           Corporate - $120.00 (112.15 + 7.85 GST)

    OS/2 LAN Users Group
    IBM Canada Ltd.
    2nd Floor
    1803 Douglas Street
    Victoria, BC  V8T 5C3
    Tel:  250-380-5400
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  Bi-monthly (dates vary)
    Location:  IBM Building in Victoria
    Contact:  Tracey Kerr
    President:  None
    Dues:  None

    The Vancouver OS/2 Users Group
    P.O. Box 12
    Vancouver, BC  V6C 2L8
    Tel:  604-279-4861
    Fax:  Unknown.
    BBS:  604-664-6464  (makes use of the IBM OS/2 BBS)
    E-Mail:  cagemxvm@ibmmail.com
    WWW:  http://www.lionsgate.com/VanOS2
    Meeting Schedule:  1st Wednesday, 7pm
    Location:  BC Tel "Boot", 3777 Kingsway, Burnaby
    Contact:  Don Russell, Membership Coordinator
    President:  Jonathan Story (jonathan@jspc.wimsey.com)
                604-983-0902
    Dues:  None

    Victoria Professional OS/2 User Group
    1BLU-4000 Seymour Place
    Victoria, BC  V8X 4S8
    Tel:  250-360-7196
    BBS:  250-477-7542
    WWW:  http://www.islandnet.com/~teamos2/vicos2/vicos2.html
    E-Mail: rbird@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
    Description:  Provides a meeting place for OS/2
      professionals to share experiences and learn about
      current and upcoming software and hardware for the OS/2
      operating system.
    Meeting Schedule:  Tuesday before the first Wednesday of the month
    Location:  BC Systems Building, 4000 Seymour Place or
      IBM Building, Presentation Rooms, 1803 Douglas
    Contact:  Rick Bird
    President:  Rick Bird
    Dues:  None

    VOICE (Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education)
    60 Starling Street
    Kitmat, BC  V8C 1K5
    Tel:  None
    Fax:  None
    E-Mail:  ellingtg@mail.cv.net
    WWW:  http://www.os2voice.org/
    Founded:  1997
    Membership:  Unknown
    Contact:  Gerry Ellington (ellingtg@mail.cvn.net)
    Newsletter:  Voice Newsletter
    Meeting Schedule:  1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 8pm EDT
    Location:  IRC WEBBnet:
         irc.suntrix.com
         irc2.suntrix.com
         warpedworld.dyndns.com
         irc.isonline.com
         seward.dyndns.com
         summitcnty.com
         snoval.com
         irc.cjbbslive.com
         Channel #VOICE
    President:  Gerry Ellington (ellingtg@mail.cv.net)
    Vice President:  Dan Casey
    Treasurer:  Peter Lazenby (plazenby@kitimat.sno.net)
    Secretary:  Pankaj Sarin (psarin@alum.mit.edu)
    Dues:  Student $10, Individual $25, Corporate $100
    Description:
      1.  Serve as a "virtual", on-line user group for OS/2 users, without
          a local user group, and to any other OS/2 users interested in VOICE.
      2.  Promote OS/2 to the SOHO (small office/home office) consumer and
          to general computer users.
      3.  Provide an effective communication channel between members, user
          groups, ISV's [independent software venders], and IBM.
      4.  To help OS/2 User Groups organize and promote their activities.

    MANITOBA

    Winnipeg PC User Group, OS/2 Forum
    337C Pembina Highway
    Corner of Fleet & Pembina
    Winnipeg, MB  R3J 1E1
    Tel:  204/958-7228
    Fax:  204/958-7229
    BBS:  204/958-7280
    E-Mail:  jjaworski@wpcusrgrp.org
    WWW:  http://www.wpcusrgrp.org/
          http://www.wpcusrgrp.org/forums/os2/os2forum.htm
    Contact:  Darryl Draeger (president@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Meeting Schedule:  3rd Thursday, 7pm
    Location:  Jubilee Auditorium, 181 Riverton Avenue
    Forum Leader:  Jim Jawoski (jjaworski@wpcusrgrp.org)
    President:  Darryl Draeger (president@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Vice President:  Len Thornton (vicepres@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Treasurer:  Fred Legace (finance@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Membership Secretary:  Art Cavenagh (membership@wpcusrgrp.org)
    On-Line Services Manager:  Mike Ficzere (onlinemgr@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Executive Secretary:  Brian Lowe (execsec@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Newsletter Editor:  Paul Stephen (editor@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Group Buyer:  Gary Dikkema (groupbuyer@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Advertising Manager:  Jon Phillips (advertising@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Forum Coordinator:  George Bowman (forums@wpcusrgrp.org)
    Founded:  August 19, 1982
    Newsletter:  Tid Bits'n'Bytes (electronic bi-monthly)
    Membership:  Unknown
    Dues:  $49.95
    Description:  The group is a non-profit organization formed
      to provide those with an interest in the IBM Personal Computer
      or compatible computer with an opportunity to come together and
      otherwise assist one another in the use and understanding
      of these computers.  The group serves as a forum to exchange
      ideas, to discuss the latest developments and to share information.

    NOVA SCOTIA

    Annapolis OS/2 Support Group
    RR 6
    Kingston, NS  BOP 1RO
    Tel:  902-765-8362
    Fax:  Unknown
    BBS:  Valley OS/2 BBS - 902/765-3525
    E-Mail:  brody@fox.nstn.ca
    WWW:  http://fox.nstn.ca/~pskipton/os2.html
    Meeting Schedule:  3rd Wednesday
    Location:  Varies
    Contact:  Barrie Rody
    President:  Barrie Rody
    Dues:  None
    Description:  The Annapolis OS/2 Support Group exists to
      encourage the use of OS/2 and to provide immediately
      available support to users in the Annapolis Valley of
      Nova Scotia.

    Greater Halifax OS/2 User Group
    (formerly Atlantic OS/2 Users Group)
    IBM Canada Ltd.
    12th Floor
    1969 Upper Water Street
    Purdy's Wharf II
    Halifax, NS  B3J 3R7
    Tel:  902-422-1975
    Fax:  Unknown
    BBS:  902-422-1904 (TSST/2)
          902-422-2264 (TSST/2, Node 2)
    WWW:  http://isisnet.com/tsst/ghos2
    Meeting Schedule:  Varies
    Location:  Varies
    Contact:  Donovan Long (tsst@isisnet.com)
    President:  Donovan Long (tsst@isisnet.com)
    Dues:  Unknown

    ONTARIO

    Kawartha Computer Club, OS/2 SIG
    P.O. Box 1321
    Peterborough, ON  K9J 7H5
    Tel:  705-742-7395
    BBS:  705-748-0023 (3 Line Maximus/2)
    WWW:  http://knet.flemingc.on.ca/~csilvest/the-kcc.html
    Meeting Schedule:  3rd Tuesday of month, except July & August
    Location:  Unknown
    Contact:  Cedric Silvester, OS/2 SIG Leader (705-742-8822)
    President:  Cedric Silvester
    Dues:  $15/year (KCC membership includes SIGs)

    K-W OS/2 Corporate Users Group
    c/o 23 Synder Avenue N., #4
    Elmira, ON  N3B 2B2
    Tel:  519/669-5242
    Fax:  519/669-1014
    BBS:  None
    E-Mail:  jedwards@sentex.net
    WWW:  http://www.sentex.net/kwos2cug
    Contact:  John Edwards
    Newsletter:  KW/2 Newsletter
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Tuesday, 7pm
    Location:  William Davice Computer Research Center,
      University of Waterloo
    President:  John Edwards
    Vice President:  Morley Mellen
    Treasurer:  Walter Metcalf
    Founded:  January 1, 1994
    Membership:  9, Avg. Attendance 15
    Dues:  $25
    Description:  For anybody and everybody interested in OS/2.

    London OS/2 Users Group
    (c/o Steve Holden)
    London Regional Cancer Centre
    790 Commissioners Road East
    London, ON  N6A 4L6
    or
    (c/o John Roesner)
    Links Custom
    1000 Pond Mills Road
    London, ON  M6N 1A2
    Tel:  519/685-8600 x 3151 (Holden)
          519-680-0585 (Roesner)
    BBS:  Wizzard BBS, London
    WWW:  Pending
    E-Mail:  (see below)
    Meeting Schedule:  Last Tuesday, 7pm
    Location:  IBM Building, 195 Dufferin St., London. (Level 1)
    Contact:  Steve Holden (scammer@ibm.net), John Green (jgreen@ibm.net)
    Officers:  John Roesner, Henry Westbrook, Sean Mitchell, Steve Holden
    Newsletter:  None
    Dues:  None
    Description:  To aid users of OS/2.

    North Bay OS/2 Users Group
    790 Laurentian Avenue
    North Bay, ON  P1B 7V2
    Tel:  Unknown
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  Varying Thursdays, 7pm
    Location:  Unknown
    Contact:  Michael Lavallee
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown

    Ottawa PC User Group (OPCUG), OS/2 SIG
    c/o Mr. Jocelyn Doire
    402 - 2871 Richmond Road
    Ottawa, Ontario  K2B 8M5
    Tel:  613/225-6087
    Fax:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  Jocelyn.Doire@opcug.ottawa.com
    BBS:  613/228-0665 (The Pub, 6 lines)
    WWW:  http://os2.ottawa.com/
    Meeting Schedule:  1st Wednesday
      General meeting - 7:30pm
      OS/2 SIG meeting - 9:00pm
    Location:  Museum of Science and Technology,
      1867 St-Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa
    Contact:  Mr. Jocelyn Doire
    SIG Coordinator:  Mr. Jocelyn Doire
    Newsletter:  Ottawa PC User's Group
    Founded:  May 1995
    Membership:  15 in SIG
    Dues:  $25/year
    Description:  The OPCUG OS/2 SIG is for users
      helping users.  Meetings are informal and open to all.

    Toronto OS/2 User's Group (TO/2)
    c/o Martin Moran
    91 Albert Avenue
    Etobicoke, Ontario  M8V 2L6
    Tel:  416-265-9785
    BBS:  416-265-8846
    WWW:  http://www.io.org/~to2
    E-Mail:  to2@to2.org
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Thursday of each month; 7pm.
    Location:  IBM Canada Ltd. Building,
      3600 Steeles Avenue East, Markham, in the Auditorium
    SIGS&colon.  Programming; Communications; (alternating months, 4th Thursday)
    Contact:  Terry Hamilton (terry@teamos2.org)
    President:  Terry Hamilton (terry@teamos2.org)
    Vice-President:  Kevin Linfield (linfield@torfree.net)
    Secretary:  Paul Leduc (leduc@user.rose.com)
    Treasurer:  Tony Carter (to2@to2.org)
    Newsletter Editor:  Joe Johnson (editor@to2.org or joej@ca.ibm.com)
    Membership Coordinator:  Kevin Quinn
    Programs Coordinator:  Norval Oswald (noswald@shl.com)
    Dues:  None to attend meetings.  Membership $25/year.

    QUEBEC

    Club OS/2 de Quebec
    c/o Gilles Kirouac
    3652 Chemin St-Louis
    Sainte-Foy, Quebec  G1W 1S9
    Tel:  418-658-1275
    Fax:  418-658-8599
    BBS:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  sanfaconm@berclain.com
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Monday, 7:30pm
    Location:  IBM, 140 Grande-Allee East
    Contact:  Gilles Kirouac (gkirouac@quebec.uniforum.ca)
    President:  Gilles Kirouac
    Dues:  Unknown

    Estrie Area OS/2 Users Group
    (Groupe des Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de l-Estrie)
    P.O. Box 142
    Sherbrooke, PQ  J1H 5H8
    Tel:  819-565-3666
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  Last Tuesday of the Month
    Location:  University of Sherbrooke de l'Universite
      Pavillion Marie-Victorin, Room 356, Sherbrooks
    Contact:  Francois Menard
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown

    Les Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montreal/Montreal OS/2 Users Group
    3194 Richmond
    Longueuil, PQ  J4L 3W1
    Tel:  450/674-3262
    Fax:  N/A
    BBS:  N/A
    E-Mail:  os2user@contact.net
    WWW:  http://www.contact.net/os2/
    Meeting Schedule:  Third Wednesday of the Month; 7pm
      (except in June, July and August)
    Location:  IBM Tower, 1250, boul Rene-Levesque Ouest,
      7e Etage, Montreal
    Founded:  March 1993
    Membership:  Unknown
    Contact:  Gerald Brosseau
    Newsletter:  Compte-Rendu (HTML on WWW), monthly
    President:  Gilbert Daigle (gdaigle@videotron.ca)
    Publicity:  Raymond Dagenais (rdagen@imb.net)
    Public Relations:  Raymond Dagenais (rdagen@imb.net)
    Host:  David Mahoney (mahoney@contact.net)
    Secretary & Membership:  Gerald Brosseau (os2user@contact.net)
    Treasurer:  Gilbert Lefebvre (os2user@colba.net)
    WebMaster:  Gerald Brosseau (os2user@contact.net)
    Dues:  $5 per meeting
    Description:  Les Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montreal est le premier groupe
      bilingue a but non lucratif de la region de Montreal dont l'objectif
      est de promouvoir OS/2 et ses applications.  Il consitue une occasion
      d'echanges et d'information sur tout ce qui touche ce systeme d'exploitation
      32 bits d'IBM.

      The Montreal OS/2 Users Group is the first bilingual group in the Montreal
      area with the objective of promoting OS/2 and OS/2 software.  The monthly
      meetings are a good opportunity to discuss and exchange on OS/2 and to
      have information on every aspect of IBM's 32 bit operating system.
    Comment:  Public Relations Address & Demo materials should be sent to:
      3194 Richmond, Longueuil, PQ  J4L 3W1, Canada

    SASKATCHEWAN

    Regina OS/2 User Group
    3438 Keohan Cr.
    Regina, SK  S4V 1J5
    Tel:  Unknown
    BBS:  Unknown
    Meeting Schedule:  Unknown
    Location:  Unknown
    Contact:  P. Takis Skagos
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  Unknown

    Saskatoon OS/2 User Group (SOUG)
    #3 - 180 Pinehouse Drive
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  S7K 5H7
    Tel:  306/931-7607
    Fax:  306/933-0243
    BBS:  306/978-0342  (Fiddler's Green)
    E-Mail:  redlc@sasknet.sk.ca or cd.redl@sasknet.sk.ca
    WWWW:  http://www.sasknet.com/~roderick/soug/soug.htm
    Meeting Schedule:  Last Thursday
    Location:  Varies (please call)
    Contact:  Curtis D. Redl
    President:  Unknown
    Newsletter:  Unknown
    Membership:  Unknown
    Founded:  January 1996
    Dues:  Unknown
    Description:  SOUG is dedicated to promoting the use and
      understanding of OS/2 in Saskatoon.  Also, we are hoping to
      provide a core support group for new and experienced users to
      turn to for help.  Currently SOUG is mainly an online users
      group.  A local BBS, The Fiddler's Green which is run by one of
      the co-founders, hosts a message base for discussion about OS/2.
      This allows local users to access help and news between meetings,
      and allows new users to ask questions about the group without
      actually attending meetings.