[whelan costen]

I don't have any info, but I certainly do care! This is not good, we should definitely be worried about U.S. troops on Canadian soil unless it's the usual training missions, they do use our bases and so do the Brits.

[Kory Yamashita]

Actually Jakob, I have something similar to share. Sometime shortly after 911 (within about a month) I was out driving on an old logging road in the Terrace, BC area when I saw a low-flying helicopter. It was doing fast maneuvers down fairly narrow mountain valleys. When it got close I realized it was a military copter (don't know what kind exactly), and it had one rocket/missile type thing loaded. I guess it might have been an apache, but with only one loaded missile. I assumed it was an American copter flying training missions for the response to 911. But why fly the mountains of BC when Alaska's are just as good and only about 150km away?

[Jakob]

Kory,I live in the Smithers area and fly around here regularly. I cannot say that I have seen any evidence of foreign military activity here, it seems that this stuff going on around the kootenays and lower mainland involving actual troop activity is the most blatant. I am waiting to hear an explanation from govt officials.

[Kory Yamashita]

Jakob, at the time I was spending a lot of time outside because it was mushroom season, and that's the only time I saw anything like that. It was close, though, and I could tell it was a military copter with only one missile or rocket or whatever those are called on it. It flew low down the Copper Valley (think that's the name... it's behind Copper Mountain in Thornhill) and was headed towards the Skeena Valley. I remember it was close enough after 911 that I was scared at first, but then I realized there's no target whatsoever in the area, so I settled down a bit. But actual troops in Canada? Well, if you talk to fishermen in Prince Rupert, they'll tell you of spotting submarines off Canadian waters, since before we acquired those rustbuckets from the UK even. The subs are big enough vessels and navigational hazards that their presence should be anounced, but never have been. I don't have a nautical map here right now, but there's a sub-marine military testing facility at the very southern tip of the Alaskan panhandle, just West of the mouth of the Nass River inlet. Presumably this explains the Subs, although I don't really understand why they wouldn't have to announce their presence in such places as Prince Rupert Harbour. Kind of disconcerting that the American military has been covertly exploring our coasts for years. Hope this is helpful info in some way!

[Stymiest]

It couldn;t of been an apache they carry 8 missiles.

[Kory Yamashita]

Stymiest, alright I'll admit I don't know military equipment beyond movies, but I do know that the helicopter I saw was military of some sort. I mean, unless they've started using missiles to put out forest fires or something.