The Radio Amateurs of Canada reports 2018 saw the largest increase in amateurs in the last 4 years. To learn more go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/canada-s-amateur-radio-population-showing-continued-growth

Amateur Radio Emergency Services teams were activated during the recent storms in California providing assistance to emergency officials. To learn more go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-volunteers-activate-following-california-flooding

Feb 16 2019 saw a SOTA station established on a mountain in Argentina. For more information go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/highest-ever-summits-on-the-air-activation-reported

On Saturday March 9 2019 you should change the batteries in your smoke detectors and then before going to bed turn your clock ahead for DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Here is an interesting article on how the ITU is using Winlink for Emcomm in the Americas. This article follows the addition of three nodes in the Americas in 2018. Hopefully more will be forthcoming. Interesting to see how government assists volunteers when administrators see a need.

The following bulletin has been received from the Radio Amateurs of Canada about a 2019 event

Although not mentioned in this article I know there are ham operators involved in emergency communication on Vashon Island. This article shows some planning for an emergency, gives so tips on emergency preparedness and increases public awareness

Although not mentioned in this article I know there are ham operators involved in emergency communication on Vashon Island. This article shows some planning for an emergency, gives so tips on emergency preparedness and increases public awareness

Are you wondering what there is so much chatter about Hamvention ? The site noted below will give you a bit of history and other updated information on the Hamvention

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-expo

The Radio Amateurs of Canada have issued the following bulletin

It has been brought to our attention that depending on the platform you are using (mobile, tablet or desktop), the RAC website may be slow both in loading and in navigation if you are using Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer browsers. 
If you are experiencing a slow response, we would appreciate it if you would please consider switching to the latest version of the Google Chrome browser as this seems to be the optimal browser for the RAC website.
Additional information:
The technical issues described above may be a result of recent changes to the WordPress website program that we use to create the RAC website. In late January 2019, WordPress changed to a new Gutenberg WordPress editor. We have taken steps to install the plugin to disable the Gutenberg editor, but unfortunately as core platform updates have progressed it has slowed the response time even more.  The Gutenberg WordPress editor is a new webpage builder that is being designed to integrate with the WordPress core. With Gutenberg, content is added in blocks of various types from the WordPress backend instead of PHP or HTML coding.
If you install the Chrome browser on your desktop, you will need to modify your Pop-up Blocker. To do this, click on the three dots at the top right corner of Google Chrome and then navigate to “Settings”, go to the “Privacy & Security” setting under the “Advanced” tab at the bottom of the screen, select “Content Settings”, and then go to “Pop-ups and redirects”. Go to “Allow” and then “Add” the URLs for the RAC website “www.rac.ca” and “wp.rac.ca”.
Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue. It may take some time to completely convert the website to block content coding.
Paul Burggraaf, VE3PRBRAC Assistant Webmaster