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: caos2@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
WWW: http://www.caos2.ab.ca/
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Thursday, 6:30pm
Location: IBM, 10250 - 101 Street, Edmonton
(conference room on the 14th floor)
Contact: Lyne Eaker (eaker@oanet.com)
President: Jerome Yuzyk (jerome@supernet.ab.ca)
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.cv.net)
Newsletter: Voice Newsletter
Meeting Schedule: 1st, 3rd, and 4th Wednesday at 8pm EDT
and the 2nd Saturday of each month at 12 noon 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: David Both
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 SIG
P.O. Box 3149
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4E6
Tel: 204/488-9796 (voice mailbox)
204/958-7228 (office)
BBS: 204/958-7280
WWW: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: 1st Tuesday of the Month. 7pm
Location: Winnipeg PC User Group Clubhouse,
337C Pembinia Hwy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Contact: Roger Buchanan
SIG Coordinators:
Karl Strieby (kstrieby@wpcusrgrp.org) or (karls@pangea.ca)
Thomas King (kingt@pangea.ca)
Dues: $45
Description: Winnipeg's largest PC User Group
(1000+ members). Great 10-line BBS, large meetings,
monthly 36-page newsletter. For novices and experts.
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 OS/2 Users Group
IBM Canada Ltd.
55 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 8X1
Tel: 613-788-6020
Fax: None
BBS: 613-829-4056 / 613-829-6983 (Golden-Gate BBS)
E-Mail: os2@ottawa.com
WWW: http://os2.ottawa.com
Meeting Schedule: Last Monday, 6pm
Location: Jack Purcell Center
(please call for site confirmation)
Contact: Andrew Clyde (ajclyde@worldlink.ca)
President: Andrew Clyde (Interim)
Bob Davies (on leave of absence)
Secretary & Web Page: Martin Charette (iam@cinq.com)
Human Resources: Andrew Clyde
Finances: Paul Valcour
Software Librarian: Morris Turpin
Dues: $20/year
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: jdoire@cslo.consultronics.on.ca
BBS: 613/228-0665 (The Pub, 6 lines)
WWW: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: 1st Wednesday
General meeting - 7:30pm
OS/2 SIG meeting - 9:00pm
Location: Museum of Science and Technology,
1867 St-Laurent Boulevard
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.
Personal Computer Club of Toronto, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 5429
Station A
Toronto, ON M5W 1N6
Tel: 416-274-4811
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: 4th Wednesday, 7:30pm
Location: Banbury Centre, 120 Banbury Rd.
Contact: Dave Jones
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
Toronto OS/2 Sysops (TorontOS/2)
508 Soudan Avenue
Toronto, ON M4S 1X3
Tel: 416-480-0360
BBS: 416-480-0360
Fidonet: 1:250/238
E-Mail: pk@olc.gvc.com
Description: For BBS Sysops and users. We meet
only once a year, to celebrate OS/2's birthday. The
rest of the year we stay in touch electronically. There
are no membership fees, and the only requirement is that
you enjoy OS/2.
Meeting Schedule: Once per year, in April
Location: Unknown
Contact: Peter Kraiker
President: Unknown
Dues: None
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 Ave. East, 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 - Martin Moran (snooker@interlog.com)
Membership Coordinator - Kevin Quinn - (telemax@hookup.net)
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
807 Milligton
Greenfield Park, PQ J4V 1R8
Tel: 514/272-1953
Fax: 514/272-2045
BBS: Blue Moon (514-723-3218 or 514-723-3099)
E-Mail: lrosebe@ibm.net
WWW: http://www.consulan.com/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: Luc Roseberry
Newsletter: Compte-Rendu (HTML on WWW), monthly
President: Gilbert Daigle (gdaigle@videotron.ca)
Publicity: Jean-Claude deBrouwer
Public Relations: Luc Roseberry
Host: Philippe Bonneville
Secretary & Membership: Gerald Brosseau
BBS SysOp: Jorge Mariano
Treasurer: Gilbert Lefebvre
WebMaster: Sylvain Tanguay
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:
5588, rue Waverly, Montreal, PQ H2T 2Y1, Canada
WARP Users Group of Montreal
Suite 16
5440 Avenue Walkley
Montreal, Quebec H4V 2M7
Tel: 514/488-8536
Fax: Unknown
BBS: 514/697-7184 (McBBS)
514/489-3212 (MindSeed BBS)
514/938-3022 (IBM Montreal)
WWW: http&colon.//www.wug.iisys.com
http://www.iisys.com/usrpages/wug
http://www.odyssee.net/~djgrant/wug.html
E-Mail: guardia@cam.org
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Tuesday of the month (except June,
July, August); 6:45pm to 9pm
Location: IBM-Marathon Building, Room 777,
1250 Rene Levesque Boulevard West, Montreal
Contact: Terry Fong (terryf@cam.org), 514/487-0587
President: Samuel Audet (guardia@cam.org)
Vice President/Treasurer: Andrew Andor (aandor@spherenet.com), 514/685-1848
Secretary: Terry Fong (terryf@cam.org), 514/487-0587
Co-Treasurer: Michael Allison (malliso@ibm.net)
Public Relations Officer: David Grant (djgrant@odyssee.net)
Sysop/Co-Editor: James McCarte (jamesmc@cdep.com)
Co-Editor: Leslie Satenstein (leslie@contact.net)
Newsletter: "The WUGrats Nest"
Dues: $25
Description: The objectives of this group are:
To demonstrate the many applications available for OS/2.
To provide anglophone users in the Montreal region with a forum for
discussion of IBM's OS/2 software, related applications, and hardware
matters. To assist users to find the best applications/software
solutions for their needs.
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.