Tim Jones of North Shore Rescue lost his life yesterday. Cause of death was cardiac arrest. He was not involved in a search or rescue at the time of his death.
Having had the honour of working with Tim I can say his loss will be deeply felt by his family, friends, and the entire Province of British Columbia. He worked non stop to make the backwoods of BC a safer place, not only for those who use the woods, but those involved in Search and Rescue. He was always concerned about communications during searches and was a good friend of amateur radio.
Two BC Hams are part of the Amsterdam Island DXpedition. Neil King, VA7DX and Steve Wright,VE7CT are part of a group of 14. If you would like to learn more go to
The Island Trunk System is a group of linked repeaters on Vancouver Island. It is popular in the summer as it is host to the BC Boater Net. In addition, weekly nets are held by Emergency Management British Columbia as part of their emergency communication system. For more information on the system go to http://www.islandtrunksystem.org/cms/
