Wow - one of the best articles I've read - love the touch of humour (despite my Dutch surname am actually of Irish heritage & therefore fond of a wee bit of humour to take the sting out of things).

I totally agree that too many corporations are using this event as an excuse - we had the same thing with our Canadian Airlines (well, we're down to one major one now and a couple of smaller ones). I intend to forward this article to a bunch of friends and my colleagues in EPICC, which is Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council - we have a Forum coming up this month. Thanks again - cheers!

Judi Van Swieten
Disaster Planning Coordinator
Department of Health, Safety & Environment
University of British Columbia
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Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
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