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) P.O. Box 71035 Northwood Postal Outlet Edmonton, AB T5E 6JB 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, West end store, Mayfield Road (in the auditorium) Contact: Lyne Eaker (eaker@oanet.com) Chairman: Jim Whitelaw (jim@oanet.com) 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. It has a broad base of users numbering about 50 and growing rapidly. CAOS/2 has held several OS/2 public demos and has adopted a number of stores. 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.