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From the École Polytechnique shootings of 1989 to the political controversy surrounding the elimination of the federal long-gun registry, the issue of gun control has been a subject of fierce debate in Canada. But in fact, firearm regulation has been a sharply contested issue in the country since Confederation. Arming and Disarming offers the first…

While on a recent deer hunt with some very experienced survivalist I was given the opportunity to bag a large doe. After doing the preliminary cuts and removing the doe’s offal, and hanging the meat to cool it became apparent rather quickly that not every hunter or survivalist knows what comes after the trigger pull. So…

This Week On Movie Monday THE DAY AFTER The Day After is a 1983 American television movie that aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. It was seen by more than 100 million people during its initial broadcast. It is currently the highest-rated television movie in history. The movie postulates a fictional…

The bestselling resource for modern homesteading, growing and preserving foods, and raising chickens, The Encyclopedia of Country Living includes how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, can peaches, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a chicken coop, catch a pig, cook on a wood stove, and…

The Baofeng UV5R series radios are an exceptional tool for communicating with fellow preppers after a disaster or SHTF event disables normal communications such as land line or cellular telephones.  However, in addition to access to the 2 meter and 70 centimeter ham bands, there are a multitude of other uses for these affordable and…

This Week On Movie Monday PREPAREDNESS NOW A magnitude 9.0 earthquake has just occurred off the BC coast. A massive tsunami races towards land at the speed of a commercial jet. Preparedness Now simulates this hypothetical, but realistic disaster scenario and looks at what damage can be expected and what people can do to prepare…

Ham Radio for Preppers by Kent Hertz discusses relevant topics that combine ham radio communications and preparedness. Ham Radio for Preppers is geared toward preppers or survivalists who need reliable two-way communications to gather and relay information and intelligence. This book will benefit individual preppers or preppers who are part of a dedicated group. If…

Canadian Bug Out Vehicles That Will Get You Out Fast You get the news. This is it. Things have broken down, and the expected has arrived. Time to move. Of course, it’s in the dead of winter. There’s two feet of snow on the ground and more on the way. You know where you need…

This Week On Movie Monday HOW TO SURVIVE NUCLEAR WAR   Radioactive Fallout and Shelter – Medical Self Help A look back on the views of nuclear survival from 1965. American Civil Defense Educational Film – This film teaches the individual how to take care of his medical and health needs in time of disaster when…

Canada is home to a vast diversity of plants that have helped nourish and heal our people for thousands of years. Find out about: * First Nations uses of plant species * Gathering and preparing wild plants for a variety of uses * Historic European uses of plant species * Plants for everything from clothing to shelter * The fundamentals…