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and budgets to be in place before RAC SECTION MANAGER ELECTION NOTICE: MANITOBA AND QUEBEC
they can put their new operational
framework in place. You are hereby solicited for nominating petitions pursuant to an election for Section Manager. The name of
Our Fort McMurray Amateur Radio the incumbent appears on page 4 of this issue of The Canadian Amateur. A petition, to be valid, must carry
Club has partnered with our the signatures of 10 or more full members of RAC residing in the Section concerned. It is advisable to have
Ground Search and Rescue group. more than 10. Photocopied signatures are not acceptable. Signatures must be on the petition.
This looks like it will be mutually Petition forms are available from RAC Headquarters but are not required.
beneficial. The form below is acceptable:
Slave Lake and area
Denis, VA6DBC (ARES member) Notice to all RAC members in the Manitoba and Quebec Sections
I am still interested if I can be in (place & date)
any way useful. I am in RAC Chief Field Services Officer
communication with the EOC 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
director for the Municipal District of Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5
Opportunity #17 in northern
Alberta and am involved as one of We, the undersigned RAC Full members residing in the Manitoba and Quebec Sections, hereby nominate
their resources.
Thanks all for the great reports and
(name & call sign)
– SM Garry, VE6CIA
as Section Manager for this Section for the next two‑year term of office.
SASKATCHEWAN:
SM: Summer Hartzfeld, VE5SDH (signatures & call signs)
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
SM REPORT: (addresses with postal codes)
Saskatoon:
The Saskatoon Amateur Radio A Section Manager must be a resident of his or her Section, a licensed Radio Amateur holding an Amateur
Club (SARC) is running an operator’s Certificate (or equivalent as stipulated by the Radiocommunication Regulations) and should
Advanced Class that started in always operate radio equipment only within the limits and privileges of the certificate and qualification held,
September. Instructing the class and have been a RAC Full Member for a continuous term of two years at the time of nomination.
are Ron, VA5RJF, Ron, VE5RS, Petitions will be received at the RAC Headquarters office until 1600E on March 10, 2018. If only one valid
and Dave, VE5UO. petition is received, the person nominated will be declared elected. If more than one valid petition is received,
SARC had a successful “bring your a balloted election will take place. Ballots will be mailed from RAC Headquarters on or about April 1, 2018.
own project event” on October 14. Return of ballots by 1600E May 20, 2018 and will be counted after May 27, 2018.
Projects were presented by Jason,
VE5DAB (MobilinkD APRS), A Section Manager elected thus will serve a two‑year term which begins on July 1, 2018. If no valid petition
Ron, VE5RS (Vintage VIC20 CW is received, the Section will be resolicited in The Canadian Amateur.
decoder), Devon, VE5DWR
(Winlink to email/D‑STAR to Dave, VE5UO, will be submitting Saturdays) work very well with (17 weeks) with an ARES Net
email), Dave, VE5UO (Raspberry the bimonthly Saskatchewan almost all students passing and Controller on call 12 hours/day for
Pi D‑STAR and WSPR), Ken, Section reports to TCA. If you have the majority of them with honours. VE4WWO, the Amateur Radio
VE5KRB (Little Bear Site/Auroral anything you would like submitted, Station in the Prairie & Arctic
Mapping), Mike, VE5MMG please contact Dave at ve5uo@ Winnipeg ARES Storm Prediction Centre. There
(WSPR/PA1ARE Antenna rac.ca. Jeff Dovyak, VE4MBQ were three Severe Weather
Analyzer) and Ned VE5NED (Slot Seventeen Winnipeg ARES activations spanning 1 to 6 hours
Antenna). MANITOBA: members and affiliates provided duration (1, 2 and 6 hours). This
A Steak Night fundraiser was held SM: Jan Schippers, VE4JS volunteer communications on activity involved 18 ARES members
on October 29 for the Little Bear STM: Jan Schippers, VE4JS Saturday, September 9 for the (17 Winnipeg, 1 Portage). Thanks
Lake site (managed by Ken, SEC: Vacant Parkinson SuperWalk at the to our 2017 CANWARN Net
VE5KRB) for repairs to the roof of DECs: Jeff Dovyak, VE4MBQ University of Manitoba. Thanks to Controllers: VA4MAC; and VE4s
the radio shack. Fifty‑two club (Capital Region and CanWarn); Dick, VE4HK, for coordinating the EH, HK, JS, VD, WX, CDM, DWG,
members and friends attended. Gord Snarr, VE4GLS (South‑East event. Our volunteers were: VA4s GKS, GWN, HAZ, LDI, MMW, PER,
There was a door prize, several Central Region / South‑West Region); VMM & RWT; and VE4s HK, SIG, RCA, SIG, STL and MBQ.
brown bag draws and a 50/50 Wayne Warren, VE4WR (North Region MMG, VD, JAH, GKS, GIS, DJS, At our September General
draw. Ned, VE5NED, and his wife and Special Projects); VID, KAZ, JFK, BOY, RCA, GWN Meeting, Nicki Albus, VE4MMW,
Hazel organized an excellent Vacant (North‑Eastern Region); and MWH. Training Manager with Manitoba
event! Vacant (North‑West Region). Fourteen Winnipeg ARES EMO, gave us a somewhat
ECs: Ron Wlliscroft, VE4QE (Selkirk
The Meewasin Amateur Radio and District); Bill Boskwick, VE4BOZ members and affiliates provided interactive presentation on
Society (MARS) hosted an evening (RM of Grey, RM of Dufferin & Town volunteer communications on Emergency Management
dinner and presentation from RAC of Carman); Jason Coombe, VE4JYC, Sunday, September 10 for the Considerations in Mass Public
President Glenn MacDonell, (Brokenhead ARES); Grant Delaney, Run2believe run based at Fort Events that was very interesting.
VE3XRA, on September 26. All of VA4GD (LGD of Pinawa and Gibraltar. This was our first time At our October meeting, City of
those who attended were treated surrounding municipalities) covering the event. Thanks to Winnipeg Communications System
to a very informative and engaging Web: http://wp.rac.ca/ares‑manitoba/ Dave, VE4DJS for coordinating the Engineer, Ed Richardson,
session about RAC and the SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER event and thanks to our volunteer VE4EAR, gave us a very
services it provides, and the SM REPORT: operators: VA4s RAD, VMM & interesting presentation on the
benefits of individual and club RWT; and VE4s DJS, WX, HK, history of the City’s radio systems
membership. Glenn also discussed The Winnipeg ARC Fleamarket MWH, DWG, GWN, YYL, SIG, and the new “in‑house” trunked
membership trends, insurance took place on October 15 at our KAZ, GZ and BIT. system that is now in use.
available from RAC, licensing all‑time favourite location, the Thanks to Geoff, VE4BAW, for
classifications and the RAC Heritage Victoria Community providing his RV for use as Net Thanks to Norman Coull, VE4EH,
Canada 150 award. Thank you Centre. This is a great event with Control Station location both for who was the Winnipeg ARES Duty
Glenn! lots to buy and people to meet. The Parkinson SuperWalk and Coordinator while I was away in
Winnipeg ARC is putting on Basic mid‑October.
The MARS AGM and BBQ was Short Course 14 so by the next Run2believe.
held at the house of Eric, VE5HG, report we should have a new group The 2017 Summer Severe – Jan Schippers, VE4JS
and Doris, VE5DJQ. Thank you of Amateurs enjoying our hobby. Weather Season for CANWARN Traffic Totals
Eric and Doris for your hospitality. These short courses (usually four ran from May 15 until September 10 September: 2
October: 0
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