CLOYNE, Ont.—The term “prepper” is not in every Canadian’s vocabulary. But when you pair it with “doomsday,” many people picture bomb shelters, canned goods, and post-apocalyptic fiction.
“I’m not a doomsday, apocalypse-type prepper,” said David Arama, as he sat in his lodge in Cloyne, a small village about three hours north of Toronto. A few paces away was the door to his concrete cellar stocked with food and water. He’s ready for almost anything, but not everything.
He’s not prepared for some of the events other preppers have in mind, he said—such as a massive geomagnetic storm that could wipe out power for years (like the one that hit Earth in 1859). Or the eruption of Yellowstone’s supervolcano, which could wipe out much of North America….