Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

... Providing voluntary communications in times of need

News

Festival du Voyageur Sled Dog Races

Sunday 31 January, 2010

Details soon.

Manitoba Ski Patrol SAR Excercise

29 November, 2009

The exercise was a complete success. All three "casualties" were located alive. You can read the full report here and see some photos here.

Winter Weather Returns

9 October, 2009

With the return of Winter weather to the province, road travel becomes much more hazardous. Plan ahead by visiting the Province's Road and Traveller Information website here to get the latest Highway Condition Reports.

Here are some additional suggestions for planning ahead and staying informed:

Refer to the Environment Canada or The Weather Network websites for current weather conditions and forecasts.
Configure your mobile device to receive updated highway condition and weather reports while under way. Environment Canada privides such a service for which you can register.
For longer drives, leave your itinerary with someone and contact them when you reach your destination. The itinerary should contain a description of your vehicle and license number, your expected route and travel time, and a way to contact you at your destination.

Flu in Manitoba

H1N1 and seasonal flu are expected to be present in Manitoba this fall and winter. Learn how you can protect yourself and your family by visiting the provincial website regularly. You'll find information on a wide range of flu-related topics, from preparing a home flu kit to identifying flu symptoms and determining the best treatment.

Find the latest Provincial H1N1 news, as well as other informative links, here.

Upcoming Events & Exercises

Manitoba ARES CANWARN Program Reportable WINTER Weather

LOW VISIBILITY [<1 km for SNOW or BLOWING SNOW, <1/2 km for FOG]
FREEZING RAIN or FREEZING DRIZZLE or ICE PELLETS
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS over 5 cm
RAIN that changes to SNOW or FREEZING RAIN (or Vice Versa)
Spotters are encouraged to pass along any reports of...

Klondike Derby at Camp Amisk

6 & 7 March, 2010
A few more operators are needed for the Klondike Derby. Please contact Jeff at ve4mbq@rac.ca

Manitoba Marathon 2010

Sunday 20 June, 2010
Volunteer forms are now available. Please download and save the form as a Word document, complete it and email it to Jeff, ve4mbq@rac.ca.

ARES Manitoba Monthly Readiness Net

4^th Sunday of Every Month
4pm local time
Please consider participating in this net. It can be heard on 3675 kHz and 7075 kHz LSB and various 2m repeaters around the province.

Upcoming Training

New ARES Operations Training Manual

Newly available from Radio Amateurs of Canada. You can download the training manual from: http://www.rac.ca/fieldorg/RACARESTrainingManual.htm

Winnipeg Emergency Management Course (WEM)

Winnipeg ARES has spaces available for Winnipeg ARES members on several of the upcoming City of Winnipeg organized Emergency Management (WEM) courses.

This course runs over three "business days" and is the pre-requisite to a variety of Provincially and Federally offered Emergency management and emergency planning courses.

Click here for dates and further details.

The next general WARES Meeting is :

Tuesday 16 February, 2010

Garth, VE4GWB & Richard, VE4ESX will be sharing their observations on the 29 November SAR Exercise at Falcon Lake.

Tuesday 23 March, 2010

Topic: TBA

To Contact Winnipeg ARES, click below:

Winnipeg ARES
ve4mbq@rac.ca

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"Any and all use of the RAC AMATEUR EMERGENCY SERVICE AND DESIGN trade-mark requires licence or permission from Radio Amateurs of Canada Incorporated."