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The Maritime Mobile Service Net once again aided folks in distress. To read about the events go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/maritime-mobile-service-network-aids-in-separate-land-based-emergencies

INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED that the victim in this event is no longer in critical condition and will be discharged soon from hospital.  All in all a really GOOD NEWS STORY.

Amateurs in the Yukon do a tremendous job with their repeater system. Here is one example of how it works.  Congratulations to all involved in this incident and thank you for your efforts in maintaining your network

On Friday morning, July 11,214  Certified Pilot Car Ltd was enroute withtwo of its vehicles operated by Mike (VY1WH) and Elayne House to Dawson City accompanying two loads from Western Heavy Haul; an oversize load and a legal size load with mining equipment. Mike was talking to a trucker who was ahead of him when that trucker, Thomas Moore of Norcope enterprises, spotted what he was pretty sure was an overturned vehicle with what appeared to be fairly fresh tracks leading to it off the road over a steep bank near Twin Lakes, which is south of Carmacks on the North Klondike Highway. As Certified Pilot Car was within a few minutes of Thomas’s location, and Thomas had spotted this too late to stop, Mike informed him that we would stop our convoy in the area he described and not proceed north until we found the unit and ascertained whether it was in fact a recent or old accident and that there no assistance we could render. Elayne House actually found the overturned vehicle, and thought she could hear a faint voice coming from it. She was in that moment deciding whether she should go over the bank and investigate or radio it to Mike when her driver, Clyde, arrived on foot and it was decided Clyde would go over the bank immediately to investigate so Elayne could relay information by radio to Mike.

There was a female inside, who was in great pain and had stated she had been there since midnight and couldn’t move (it was now approximately 06:15). Elayne radioed this information to Mike who immediately called ahead to Thomas on Ladd 1 to inform him that an ambulance was needed if he was within cell coverage area and could reach one. Then Mike immediately switched to the YARA network and made an emergency call requesting any station for emergency assistance. The call was answered by Ray (VY1RF) who relayed the information to emergency personnel. At this time, further medical information, recovery details, patient condition, etc, were relayed via the YARA system to better inform emergency personnel the exact details of the situation, etc, as well as the need for the mechanical extraction equipment. Shortly after that, the RCMP arrived, shortly after that the ambulance. I have no further recovery nor other details, other than that the subject was initially in critical condition,  and is still alive in Whitehorse hospital at this moment, updated condition unkown.

YARA president Terry Maher has a sign on his truck that says, “Amateur Radio Saves Lives”. There is no way to know for certain if it did in this case, but I would be fairly confident in saying it certainly played a part. For those involved in designing, installing and maintaining our Yukon network, I can’t express enough thanks.

Amateurs in the Nanaimo area of Vancouver Island didn’t have much time to rest.  The BC Summer Games ended on Monday and this weekend they will be busy with the annual bath tub race.  Safety and Race communication will be provided again this year. In addition some new equipment may be tried. More on that later.  For more information go to

http://bathtubbing.com/

http://bathtubbing.com/userfiles/pdf/NMF2014_Schedule.pdf

Webinar information:

You can register for RAC Annual General Meeting July 27 2014 12:00 PM PDT athttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9109278273881096961The RAC annual general meeting will be held July 27 from 12:00 noon until 4:00 PM BC time, as part of the 2014 Pacific Northwest DX ConventionAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

A hiker was injured in an area where there was no cell phone coverage.  An amateur arrived on the scene and help was soon on the way. For the entire event go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/ham-radio-aids-in-rescue-of-injured-colorado-hiker

This is an interesting read.  Please go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/radio-amateurs-named-to-order-of-canada

Great news for amateurs in the western portion of Canada.  Radioworld has announced they will open their new store in Calgary on July 26th 2014.  More details to follow.

The Kelowna EOC and the Central Okanagen Regional District (CORD) EOC Comms Team stood down after working the Smith Creek fire near Westbank. The units were stood down at 1900 hrs Sunday July 20th.

For more information go to  www.cordeoc.ca

Click on the FIRE TRUCK, then click on the picture TO THE RIGHT of the BULLETIN BOARD.

Amateurs in the Yukon do a tremendous job with their repeater system. Here is one example of how it works.  Congratulations to all involved in this incident and thank you for your efforts in maintaining your network

On Friday morning, July 11,214  Certified Pilot Car Ltd was enroute withtwo of its vehicles operated by Mike (VY1WH) and Elayne House to Dawson City accompanying two loads from Western Heavy Haul; an oversize load and a legal size load with mining equipment. Mike was talking to a trucker who was ahead of him when that trucker, Thomas Moore of Norcope enterprises, spotted what he was pretty sure was an overturned vehicle with what appeared to be fairly fresh tracks leading to it off the road over a steep bank near Twin Lakes, which is south of Carmacks on the North Klondike Highway. As Certified Pilot Car was within a few minutes of Thomas’s location, and Thomas had spotted this too late to stop, Mike informed him that we would stop our convoy in the area he described and not proceed north until we found the unit and ascertained whether it was in fact a recent or old accident and that there no assistance we could render. Elayne House actually found the overturned vehicle, and thought she could hear a faint voice coming from it. She was in that moment deciding whether she should go over the bank and investigate or radio it to Mike when her driver, Clyde, arrived on foot and it was decided Clyde would go over the bank immediately to investigate so Elayne could relay information by radio to Mike.

There was a female inside, who was in great pain and had stated she had been there since midnight and couldn’t move (it was now approximately 06:15). Elayne radioed this information to Mike who immediately called ahead to Thomas on Ladd 1 to inform him that an ambulance was needed if he was within cell coverage area and could reach one. Then Mike immediately switched to the YARA network and made an emergency call requesting any station for emergency assistance. The call was answered by Ray (VY1RF) who relayed the information to emergency personnel. At this time, further medical information, recovery details, patient condition, etc, were relayed via the YARA system to better inform emergency personnel the exact details of the situation, etc, as well as the need for the mechanical extraction equipment. Shortly after that, the RCMP arrived, shortly after that the ambulance. I have no further recovery nor other details, other than that the subject was initially in critical condition,  and is still alive in Whitehorse hospital at this moment, updated condition unkown.

YARA president Terry Maher has a sign on his truck that says, “Amateur Radio Saves Lives”. There is no way to know for certain if it did in this case, but I would be fairly confident in saying it certainly played a part. For those involved in designing, installing and maintaining our Yukon network, I can’t express enough thanks. Sincerely.

The attached message from RAC is self explanatory. Please note the closing date

WebLink: http://wp.rac.ca/agm-2014-reminder

Ham Operators from Sidney to Courtenay on Vancouver Island will converge on Nanaimo BC this week to form a communications team for the BC Summer Games.  Starting on Wednesday July 16 2014 over three thousand competitors along with coaches, parents and friends will arrive .  The communications centre will run 24 hours a day until July 21 2014.  The centre will provide, routine and emergency communications during the events.  Good Luck to all involved.

http://www.bcgames.org/Games/BCSummerGames.aspx

THE POLICE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING HOWEVER A MURDER INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY WITH THE ARREST OF A SUBJECT

Nova Scotia endured some communications issues during and after the storm known as ARTHUR. In these times people need instant communication; when that doesn’t happen they get upset. Instant communication requires electrical power of some sort. ARES folks, this may be a good scenario for you to review as part of your training.   Communications issues come up in nearly every debrief of serious events.  We need to use these debriefs to learn, identify issues of concern and improve the delivery of ARES service

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/storm-arthur-nsp-ceo-bob-hanf-apologizes-for-communications-gaffe-1.2701161