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Solar eclipse task force prepares for moment of truth ‘unlike any other’
Description
April 6, 2024
For the past few months, cities along the path of the total solar eclipse have been bracing for a rare event "unlike any other,” but one group in particular has been getting ready for this moment for the past several years – and the moment is finally here.
With a name that sounds like it might have been borrowed from a science fiction universe, the Ontario Eclipse Task Force (OETF) has spent countless hours preparing for an event that will last only approximately three-and-a-half minutes. Katherine Cheng has more.
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Solar eclipse task force prepares for moment of truth ‘unlike any other’05:09 | April 6, 2024
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Canadian wildfire fighters don’t want ‘catastrophe’ to be ‘catalyst’ for change05:44 | June 15, 2024
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Solar eclipse task force prepares for moment of truth ‘unlike any other’
Description
April 6, 2024
For the past few months, cities along the path of the total solar eclipse have been bracing for a rare event "unlike any other,” but one group in particular has been getting ready for this moment for the past several years – and the moment is finally here.
With a name that sounds like it might have been borrowed from a science fiction universe, the Ontario Eclipse Task Force (OETF) has spent countless hours preparing for an event that will last only approximately three-and-a-half minutes. Katherine Cheng has more.
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