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The CPN is proud to announce that we have a new contributing author – Welcome Gerald! Gerald is a close and personal friend of mine who has spent years gaining knowledge and wisdom in prepping/survivalist-related fields such as aquaculture, casting his own bullets, black powder and muzzle-loaders, square-foot gardening, sustained-living and…well…there really isn’t too much…

A friend of mine in Ohio got me interested in trying sauerkraut when we visited their family last month. She had a simpler (read: less scary )method than a huge crock with somewhat smelly contents so I thought I would give it a try. I’ll save mass production for another time! The first step is to…

Living without coffee on a good day is bad enough.  Imagine suffering without coffee for an extended period of time post disaster.  We often forget about personal luxuries when putting together emergency kits or survival supplies.  Things like coffee, alcohol and cigarettes are often left off of the check list.  You don’t have to be…

So, as you have seen so far, getting yourself and your family ready to be self reliant for the first 3 days after an emergency really isn’t that difficult, but it does take some thought. For today’s tip, I would suggest planning an escape route from our neighborhood. Keep in mind that several factors could…

The first step to prepping is to have a plan.  Part of that plan is to have local and out of area contacts that you can get in touch with.  These out of area people serve many purposes and every member of your family should have their numbers and spare change for pay phones to…

How Money Is Created: To fully appreciate the economic situation we are in, we first have to understand how money is created. First, the Bank of Canada prints our money, or more accurately, whites a line in a ledger book.  Unlike the Federal Reserve in the US, The Bank of Canada is a crown corporation,…