Tuesday, February 14, 2017 A CANWARN net was active on the NL repeater system on Tuesday, February 14. Net control Aaron Abbott, VO1FOX, took traffic throughout the day as 30 centimetres of snow and high winds closed schools, businesses, government offices and shopping malls. At present we are experiencing a short calm period as we prepare […]
Hurricane Matthew update: ARES response to Floods in Atlantic Canada
As Hurricane Matthew moves off shore, damage mounts as bridges are swept away. The Trans-Canada Highway in Terra Nova National Park remains closed as a huge culvert is taken away by floodwaters and property damage climbs into the millions of dollars. Although communications was not affected, NL ARES members monitored local repeaters, and following the […]