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Just a reminder for those of you with emergency kits.  The water and appropriate food items should be rotated every six months.  Now may be a good time to do that,  what with all the shopping and celebrations ongoing at this time of year. There should be ample “presents”  to give to your emergency kit.

What do you think of your smartphone becoming an earthquake detector? This is something being worked on in California. Very interesting considering the number of smartphones in the world. For more information go to

http://phys.org/news/2013-11-smartphone-app-earthquake.html

YOU WILL HAVE TO COPY THE URL TO YOUR BROWSER; IT WILL NOT LINK

Amateur Radio uses latitude and longitude all the time.  Do you understand what they are really all about.  If not the site below may provide you with some interesting information.  You will have a better understanding of the importance of lat and long and amateur radio, For more information go to

http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_latlong.html

At  3pm today, NOV 28 2013 Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for coastal British Columbia. To read the statement go to

http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=bc

Any questions and/or comments to this bulletin can go through myself,
contact info provided in my signature file.

Vincent Charron, VA3GX/VE2HHH
Director of Communications and Fundraising – Radio Amateurs of/du
Canada - communications@rac.ca

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In the Sept/Oct 2013 issue of TCA there was an article entitled:
“Industry Canada Releases a Radio Standard Specification (RSS) for
Medical Devices Operating in the Band 413-457 MHz”. In the article, we
mentioned RAC would be responding to IC with a letter of comment. This
letter is now posted for public viewing on the Industry Canada web
site at the URL:

<http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10715.html>.

We encourage members to read it.

Norm Rashleigh, VE3LC
RAC Representative the Radio Advisory Board of Canada

For an update on amateur radio activities in the Philippines go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-remains-a-communication-mainstay-in-storm-stricken-philippines

At its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Directors representing the Radio Amateurs of Canada elected the following officers for a two year term beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2015

Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW                    President
Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA               First Vice President
Paul Burggraaf, VO1PRB                  Chief Information and Technology Officer
George Gorsline, VE3YV                  International Affairs Officer
Doug Mercer, VO1DTM/VO1DM       Chief Field Services Officer
Marcel Mongeon, VA3DDD               Honorary Counsel
Dorothy E. Brown, VA7DBR              Treasurer
Al Masse, VE3CWP                           Corporate Secretary

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Al Masse, VE3CWP
RAC Corporate Secretary

The City of Nanaimo is moving forward with their updated emergency plan with respect to the Colliery Dam situation.  For the updated information go to

http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/departments/Fire-Rescue/public-safety.html?utm_source=goto&utm_campaign=goto&utm_term=publicsafety&utm_medium=goto

Emergency Management British Columbia has recognized some of the Lifeline Volunteers.  Congratulations to those outstanding volunteers nominated and those selected. All the lifeline volunteers make a difference in this province.  To see those recognized this year go to

http://embc.gov.bc.ca/em/volunteer/2013-recognition.pdf

For more information on the activities in the Philippines go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/hams-up-their-game-in-philippines-typhoon-response

To get an update on the activities of ARES unit in the recent tornado activity in the US go to  http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-volunteers-supporting-emergency-communication-in-storms-wake

Congratulations to the Surrey Amateur Radio Club and the Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio groups for their 2013 Field Day #1 in Canada position in the 3 A category.

Great job by all involved.

A wind warning has been issued for the Lower Mainland and east coast of Vancouver Island for tonight.  Rain and  northwest winds of 45 knots are expected. These are gale force winds and potentially damaging.  Winds are expected to diminish Saturday morning.

Have you made copies of valuable personal papers ?

Have you placed them in a safe place ?  This is one of the things you need to consider in your emergency plan. Much like a grab and go kit this part of your plan will greatly facilitate matters in the event of a catastrophic event or a serious local event.  It takes little time and most of us can make the copies at home.

Want to get an update from the Philippine Hams and their activity go to

http://hero.para.org.ph/                       Scroll down the page

IARU Region 3 Emergency Frequencies  7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360  Please respect these frequencies and their use.