The RAC AGM will be held in Marritt Hall at the Ancaster Fair Grounds in Jerseyville Ontario  at 1pm on Saturday October 5th 2013.  For more information on the agenda, check the RAC report for August 2013.

The August monthly meeting will be held Thursday Aug 22 2013 at 1900 hrs. The location will be the Nanaimo EOC at #1 Firehall on Fitzwilliam Street. Please remember to bring your  handbook.   ID will be required for entry.

A large SET involving MARS members and  amateur operators in Asia will be held on August 26th Dubbed Pacific Endevour-13 by the US Department of Defense it will test communication capability across the Pacific.  For more information go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/mars-members-to-join-asian-hams-to-test-transpacific-disaster-response

New Zealand continues to be hit by earthquakes, damage is now report. Fore more information go to

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/08/15/new-zealand-earthquake.html

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000j4r6#summary

While there was some hope the hot springs at Hot Spring Island in the Haid Gwaii National Park would return those hopes are dimming.  The effects of the last October’s earthquake are still being felt.  This is yet another reminder that preparation is key to major natural events and the recovery period may be long. It is wonderful that this negative impact is “minor.” I just wonder how many people will learn from this, get prepared and realize the recovery from a catastrophic event doesn’t happen over night.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/13/bc-haida-gwaii-hot-springs.html

The Red Cross has produced a new app to help people prepare for a disaster. To see a press release on this go to

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/prepping-for-a-disaster-there-s-an-app-for-that-1.1406618

The Province of BC is under a thunderstorm watch. The Okanagen and other parts of the Province remain under a severe thunderstorm watch.  Check your local forecast.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/high-alert/canada/british-columbia/kelowna

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/canada/british-columbia/kelowna

Enviornment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Chilliwack area. There is a possibility of damaging winds and hail.

http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-24_metric_e.html

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/high-alert/canada/british-columbia/chilliwack

At  roughly 10:06 UTC Aug 10th an earthquake occurred in the Pacific off the Oregon coast.. For full particulars go to   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000j06u#summary

The Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association will be holding a picnic August 18th from 11am  until 3pm at the lower picnic area in Bowen Park. This is open to all amateur radio colleagues   For more information go to

http://www.ve7na.ca/cms/