Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

About Winnipeg ARES...

The Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service (WARES) is a volunteer organization comprised of dedicated amateur radio operators (also known as "Hams") with an interest in emergency communications... more

Next Meeting

The next regular Winnipeg ARES meeting will be held on - Tuesday September 15, 2026 - at 7pm local time. This meeting will be Virtual ONLY.

Details regarding the meeting will be announced at a later date.

Winnipeg ARES Members are also reminded that their annual membership dues are due in June and the club treasurer will gladly accept payment via PayPal (see: Membership page ), or via e-transfer - details which were in the ARES email sent on June 3, 2026.

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Current (2025/26) Executive

President - Kurt Sargent VE4GIS

Treasurer - Garth Blumm VE4GWB

Secretary - Steve Harrison VE4FTS

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Emergency Coordinator - Jeff Dovyak VE4MBQ

Please visit the Contact Us page if you would like to speak to one of our Executive members.

Updates

Help wanted

Winnipeg ARES is looking for skilled technical help who could be available periodically during weekdays (Monday to Friday) to assist with maintenance with some of the ARES repeater sites.
Pleasae contact VE4MBQ for further details.

Manitoba Marathon 2026 - wrap-up

A big thank you to all of the amateur radio volunteers and local clubs who helped make the 2026 Marathon a success.

As part of our end-of-event process, we have collected written feedback from the volunteers who assisted with the marathon as well the comments made by those volunteers who attended the debrief session on Thursday June 25.

These findings are now part of the 2026 MB Marathon Final Report which is available in PDF format via the link below.