Civilians during the war - Civilian Protection Committee

"The threat of a German bombing raid on Montreal was taken very seriously in those days, and the city was organized in case one occurred."
http://hughdoherty.tripod.com/memory.htm

"In the early stages of the war Mother became a Civilian Protection Committee (CPC) officer. This meant she was issued an armband, a gas mask and flashlight. She patrolled the neighbourhood during practice blackouts to look for light leaks around windows that might tip off any lurking German bombers."
http://www.chamblycounty.com/Lorne5.html
　
Poking around in the family archives I found a card belonging to my mom - Civilian Protection Committee Montreal - no. 1158; 24 October 1942; Montreal General Hospital.

My mom worked at the Montreal General. Again when I was winding up the Lachute house I had to deal with the mail that my mom received. I did not bother to contact organizations that were asking for charitable donations - except for the Montreal General Hospital. She had been involved in some way with the hospital for over 60 years. I thought they deserved a little note which is what I sent them.