The southern interior of BC is flooding. Over 2 million sandbags deployed, over two thousand people evacuated and a total of 22 evacuation orders/alerts in place. In the northern part of the Province fire is the concern.   Make sure you maintain contact with local media especially if you are travelling in these areas.

Multiple Emergency Operations Centres remain active in BC as flooding continues. Please ensure you listen to your local media as situations change.  Check your local government website for updates. The site below may be of some assistance in finding those websites.

https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/current-flooding-information/

Today at roughly 1:55pm a test of the Emergency Notification System will be held. You may get an alert and a tone on your phone  DO NOT PANIC IT IS ONLY A TEST.

The new National Emergency Alert system designed to send alerts to cell phones failed in Quebec and Ontario on May 7 2018. THE TEST FOR BC IS WEDNESDAY MAY 9 2018 at 1:55pm.  To learn more about the failure go to

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/public-alert-system-quebec-1.4651551

An Interesting story that appears to be true.

Continue reading Morse Code, Telegraph Operators and Sears and Roebuck. →

A piece of history closed down on April 26 2018 when the BC Chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club closed down.  To read an interesting article and see clearly how the world has changed go to

https://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/tapping-out-b-c-morse-telegraph-club-says-goodbye-to-an-era/

If you are interested in radio detection finding on ham frequencies, also know as a fox hunt the site below may be of interest.

https://ardf.whyjustrun.ca/

UPDATED APRIL 29 2018

https://www.cordemergency.ca/updates/evacuation-order-killiney-beach-properties-sat-2018-04-28-1700

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/road-closures-flooding-washouts-snowpack-melt-rivers-1.4640112

The Central Okanagan Emergency Centre is urging property owners who have previously been flooded to prepare. Those near creeks and streams are vulnerable. Properties along Okanagan Lake are not a concern at this time.

https://www.cordemergency.ca/node/333

https://www.cordemergency.ca/

The Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre is now active and evacuation orders have been issued. To learn more go to

https://www.cariboord.bc.ca/listit2alerts/nazko-evacuation-order/83

https://www.cariboord.bc.ca/services/emergency-and-protective-services/emergency-operations-centre-eoc

VECTOR has published a list of radio nets from around the Lower Mainland. This list is effective April 23 2018

https://vectorradio.ca/ops/local-radio-nets/