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St Thomas. Stay tuned for future VA3BIT and Sandy, VE3AAC. AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL ARES/EMCOMM GROUPS
reports on joint exercises, special Good coverage near the ABOUT THE RAC AFFILIATED CLUB INSURANCE PROGRAM
event stations in conjunction with boundaries (Tracy at Metcalfe and
1CER’s upcoming anniversary, and Tim at Carp). The Barrhaven UHF If you want your group’s deployed exercise protected, you will need
briefngs to the St Thomas and repeater on 444.950 is working to have your local RAC Affliated Club sanction your group’s activity
Elgin County ARES Group on IMS quite well. in order to have liability protection. For any other group activity
operations by the St Thomas providing a public service to community events, you need to ensure
CEMC. Congratulations to a very The Ottawa EMRG/ARES Group’s that you are covered for liability with the event organizers. If there is
public service minded club and high point of activity in February no liability insurance protection – and/or your group is the event
ARES group. was our participation in safety and organizer – then you will need to have your event sanctioned by
logistics communications for the your local Affliated Club.
DECs Reporting: VE3RHJ Canadian Ski Marathon (CMS).
ECs Reporting: This activity involved 40 Amateurs, Being an Affliated Club member and being a RAC member will
VE3s: VE3BTC, VE3LKD, VE3LGN, about a third of them members of enable the club to sanction your ARES/EmComm deployed events
VE3RTE and VE3EQV.
EMRG / Ottawa ARES. This event and provide the funds the club needs to send RAC for each
OBS Reporting: requires Amateurs at fxed points, member being covered.
VE3GIO, VE3VBR and VE3XTA. as mobile operators and on skis, BUILDING THE ONTARIO EAST SECTION:
Traffc Totals: travelling the course through the HELP WANTED FROM THE RAC AFFILIATED CLUBS
January: VE3RHJ 12, VE3TPZ 3 back country of Quebec. Although
February: VE3RHJ 11, VE3TPZ 3 cellular coverage is available on Three Assistant Section Manager (ASM) positions need to be flled
some of the course, there are still a
Public Service Honour Roll: lot of places where ham radio is by Affliated Club volunteers who have leadership experience (such
January: VE3RHJ 72, VE3TPZ 43 as Past Presidents), be self-motivated and act as the liaison
February: VE3RHJ 67, VE3TPZ 31 the most practical way to between all clubs within the Ontario East Section and the Section
communicate. By the way, even Manager in one of three capacities. Positions to be flled are:
ONTARIO EAST: when cell coverage is available, Affliated Club Liaison Coordinator, Public Information Offcer
when 911 gets a call from an
SM: Michael Hickey, VE3IPC injured skier, they call us since it (Public Relations) and Technical Coordinator.
Email: ve3ipc@gmail.com would be the radio equipped safety
SEC: Vacant These three Assistant Section Managers will then seek to work with
STM: Vacant team who would work out the each Affliated Club within this Section. Each Affliated Club will
OBM: Brad Rodriguez, VE3RJH logistics of getting the casualty then need to identify three volunteers from within their club to act
Email: ve3rhj@rac.ca from the trail to a place where an as liaison with the three above mentioned ASMs. These individuals
Website: http://ontario.racares.ca ambulance can reach. will work under the title of: Affliated Club Liaison, Club Public
JANUARY-FEBRUARY The volunteers for this year’s CSM Information Offcer and Club Technical Liaison. This will bring into
place a much-needed communications channel from Affliated
SM REPORT: were: Daniel, VA2KEY, Clarence, Clubs to the RAC Section and vice versa to enable work on any
VA2SLB, Ron, VA3ACZ, Arthur,
On the ARES front: VA3BIT, Dean, VA3CDD, Tyler, issues that may arise.
The RAC ARES Training VA3DGN, Jonathon, VA3GDG, For more information please search for “VPFSC BN 4” on the RAC
Specifcations Working Group is Georges, VA3LZY, Peter, VA3PJS, website and read page 4 of the following documnet: “VPFSC BN 4
soon to wrap up its part one of this Austin, VA3SWY, Theresa, VA3TGS, February 14, 2011 Briefng Note – Development of new RAC Field
two-year innovative endeavour, Donna, VA3TTE, Tracy, VA3TXN, Services Organization”.
which is planned to culminate at Harold, VA3UNK, Christine, VA3VK,
the April Winnipeg AGM where it Margaret, VA3VXN, François, construction of a 440 repeater for of our group, always willing to
will be fnalized and approved. VE2AAY, Malcolm, VE2DDZ, Westport, to be linked to the share his vast knowledge of radios
This has been an ongoing national Souly, VE2FFS, Stéphane, LNLARES Network, which will be and Amateur Radio. Don was an
effort by a small team of SMs and VE2STQ, Duncan, VE3BDC, installed when weather permits, avid contester and his expertise
SECs to which I have been a Clayton, VE3CBJ, Wayne, VE3CZO, and used to cover the dead spots helped us through many of our
regular contributor. Bill, VE3DW, Mike, VE3FFK, in the Westport Village area. Our Field Days. His sage advice kept
Gordon, VE3FRB, Gil, VE3GJM,
Once this step has been Harrie, VE3HYS, Gaëtan, VE3IET, Saturday morning breakfasts us on the straight and narrow and
completed, the ARES Training Luc, VE3JGL, John, VE3JKG, get-together continue. allowed our group to make our
Specifcations document will be Lynda, VE3JRL, David, VE3KMV, Prescott-Russell-ARES Group decisions on sound principles.
sent to all ARES group leadership Jean-Marc, VE3ORL, Neil, VE3PUE, Submitted by EC Lance, VA3LP Don’s smiling face and kindness to
across Canada to review it so that Mike, VE3UMC, Richard, VE3UNW, all will be sorely missed. Good bye
they can all provide their questions Gordon, VE3XGP, Glenn, VE3XRA The Prescott-Russell (PR)-ARES Don and safe journey to your new
and comments, and so that any and Alan, VE3ZTU. Group members were very busy in ham shack. 73
tweaking that may be needed can January and February with the Renfrew County East ARES-Group
be done before moving onto the The usual monthly repeater tests preparations for the Rockland Submitted by EC Debra A. Bee,
next phase. The next phase will be were also conducted on February 5, Classic Bicycle Race on April 6. VE3IEH
to further develop the document with Dave, VE3KMV, doing the This race provides the group with
details and go deeper into each usual coordination of Ron, VA3ACZ, an opportunity each year to get out The Renfrew County East (RCE)-
aspect of the ARES Training Specs. Mike, VE3FFK, Bob, VA3QV, in the public eye and practise ARES Group reports that, in a
We are bringing ARES/EmComm Stuart, VE3SMF, Mike VE3UMC, providing communications service. referral from Cory Nicholas of the
into the 21st Century with these Sandy, VE3AAC and Paul, VE3CPH. Work is still progressing on a Arnprior Fire Department, Debra
new training specs. This was a larger than usual group was contacted in January by the
of checkins and well dispersed MESH network as well as Homes Coordinator for L’Arche
Eastern Ontario ARES District geographically. All was well, with preparations for the installation of a Arnprior, a faith-based network of
Group reports: some anomalies noted once again packet digipeater at the VE3PRV communities for people with or
on the Western repeater. We are repeater site.
Ottawa EMRG/ARES Group: without developmental disabilities.
Submitted by AEC Mike, VE3FFK still looking at the problem. Members of the group spent time (Their charter, mission and vision
for Coordinator Richard, VE3UNW LNL-ARES Group: at the bedside of a very dear friend is outlined in the website http://
Submitted by AEC Norm, VE3VY to not only the Amateurs of the www.larche.org.) In Ontario, it is
The Ottawa EMRG/ARES Group Prescott-Russell ARES group but funded by the Ministry of
had only one activity this January, for Coordinator Barrie, VE3BSB to many Amateurs throughout Community and Social Services.
which was the usual repeater test The Lanark/North Leeds (LNL)- Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec L’Arche just had a compliance
that went well with a good turnout ARES Group’s January report is and around the world. Sadly, Don review and under regulation 299/10
and all repeaters checked out. basically nil owing mainly to Dashney, VE3RM, became a Silent they are to formulate an Emergency
Thanks to Tracy, VA3TXN, Tim, weather. The only work going on Key on February 12. Don was a Preparedness Plan for each of
VA3PYC, Roger, VE3NPO, Arthur, aside from regular activities is the patriarch to most of the members their homes in the event of a
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