This is "a breath of fresh air" to me.

Read this for yourself first:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/991203/3239131.html

If I read this correctly, Eleanor Clitheroe, the president and CEO of Ontario Hydro wrote a letter to their 4 million customers (and attached a brochure about preparing for Y2K) which actually says "A power generator might also be a wise investment" (quoting from the article in the Ottawa Citizen).

Unfortunately there is no link in the article to the actual text of Ms. Cliteroe's letter, so I'm not sure if this is just something said by the reporter or actually said by the CEO.

I'm just thinking, (sorry if some of you think I am sexist or something), but the CEO here is a woman -- I wonder if the fact that she's a women, is tied to the fact that she is the first utilities CEO I have heard who has gone out on a limb for the sake of the people - verses the business.

One thing that I have found disconcerting about people and Y2K, is it seems that perhaps we have been more concerned about our company's stock value than the welfare of people.

Maybe this doesn't apply as much to Eleanor.

Human character could be one of the big issues in the full Y2K story.

-- Anonymous, December 03, 1999

Answers

Maybe Ontario is taking a less sanguine approach to their nuclear reactors?

"Nuclear: In 1997, Canada generated 77.8 billion kilowatthours (bkwh) of electricity from nuclear power, on installed capacity of 16.4 MW, accounting for 14% of total Canadian electricity production. Presently Canada has 14 nuclear reactors, all indigenous CANDU designs, plus four that are decommissioned and eight in temporary "lay up". Most reactors are owned and operated by Ontario Hydro."

Find facts here.

Also, Ontario Hydro's home page is here, but it appears to be down or jammed at the moment. Ontario Hydro Services Company can be found here.

-- Anonymous, December 03, 1999

Dennis,

I figured out a long time ago that men and women really are different, in spite of what NOW preaches.

One of the interesting observations I have made about y2k in my extensive expolorations, is that, in general (totally non-scientific) there is about a 6 to 1 ratio of women to men who seem to understand the potential impacts of y2k.

Can you think of even one (outside of clinton's bevy of babes) female y2k naysayer?

-- Anonymous, December 04, 1999