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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (6489)	7/13/1999 4:38:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

' Y2K- Cities Could Face Crisis Within 24 Hrs Of Computer Failure 7-8-99 OTTAWA (CP) -- Canadian communities could be plunged into crisis within 24 hours if services like sewage treatment or water purification failed because of year 2000-related computer problems, says a federal report. Electricity outages would have an instant impact on Canadian life, and disruptions in health-care services would cause the blood supply to reach dangerously low levels within a few days. But government officials are less concerned about the immediate impact of a failure in the food supply chain, where the ability to cope with problems is greater. A study undertaken by the National Contingency Planning Group, updated last week, looked at dozens of sectors to rate how critical they are to the health and safety of Canadians and of the economy. In the event of a breakdown in sewage services, says the report, "within 24 hours it would be a serious problem and reach crisis levels before the week was out. "All institutions, schools, factories and public buildings large enough to have toilets would have to close within a day. Residential occupants would have to find alternate means within a day." .... greenspun.com