When power phone internet and 911 service was lost communication was provided by amateur radio. For five days there was only limited service to two islands of the east coast of Vancouver Island. To read the full story go to
UPDATED OCT 24 2016; THE LOCATION OF THE AGM HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE NANAIMO EOC #1 FIRE HALL ON FITZWILLIAM STREET. THE MEETING WILL START AT 1900 HRS.
The Coast Emergency Communications Assoction will hold their 2016 Annual General Meeting Thursday Oct 27th 2016. The meeting, which starts at 7pm, will be held in the board room of the Nanaimo Regional District offices at 6300 Hammond Bay Rd., Nanaimo BC
The nation wide Simulated Emergency Test will be held on Saturday Oct 8 2016. EXCEPT if you have an EOC or other operations in local government offices. Then the exercise will be held on Wednesday OCT 5 2016. For more information go to
The Radio Amateurs of Canada AGM is over for another year. RAC has issued a thank you to both sponsors and those who attended the meeting. To read more go to
Italian ARES units are using 7060 KHz as they respond to the earthquake. Given the current propagation conditions it may be best to ensure ANY frequency you use is clear using the normal courtesies. Your usual cooperation is appreciated.
Emergency Management British Columbia uses several terms in times of an emergency response. ARES folks you should know these terms and what they mean. Have a look at the site below