CG30F is a special event call sign issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Maple Leaf flag.  To see a list of special call signs go to

https://www.rac.ca/en/amateur-radio/regulatory/callsigns/special-event.php

As the family said yesterday, they were saying their goodbyes, today (Jan 21,2015) RCMP Cst. David Wynn died.  Articles such as the one below are becoming all to common. While there are many comments being made about the killer and his criminal record this is not the time or place to enter that conversation.

IT IS TIME to support the family, the RCMP and each other. We need to sit back, take a breath, and seriously look at where we are going as a society.

Our police and military are ALWAYS there for us both here at home and overseas. Their presence allows us to have our freedoms, not to mention our hobby of  ham radio. They all need our support.

Cst. Wynn, thank you for your public service across this country. To the Wynn family our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this terrible time.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/const-david-wynn-s-fatal-shooting-prompts-reviews-by-rcmp-alberta-1.2921383

http://www.cknw.com/2015/01/22/62901/

RAC is getting a look from Ontario amateurs who are responding to comments made by the RAC President on downloading the ARES function. The url noted below has been mentioned before, and I usually find some interesting comments when I drop in for a look. See what you think at

http://www.crrl.ca/news/2014/11/12/an-ontario-radio-society

The loss of 911 Service in a region of Ohio caused the activation of ARES units in Ohio. For more information go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/ares-volunteers-in-ohio-activate-following-loss-of-911-telephone-services

The BC Government has amended their slow down and move over regulations to include more people.  Failure to comply with these regulations will result in a ticket. Pay attention to the red light, blue light and yellow light.  For more information go to

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2013-2017/2014TRAN0092-001829.htm

ARES folks this article may help you rationalize why you do what you do.  Often heard is the comment  ‘why do we do this, we never get called ?’  It looks as though we may get only one chance at this so at least the amateur community should get it right.

BC is very diverse.  The coast mainly worries about earthquakes while the interior mainly worries about fire and the east worries about mountain events. Just remember when an event occurs anywhere we are all in this together. Interoperabilty along with a consistent method of operation will be critical.

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/%E2%80%98catastrophic%E2%80%99-earthquake-and-tsunami-brewing-off-bc-coast/ar-BBhg33t?ocid=mailsignoutmd

While we all know no one owns any amateur frequency there are internationally recognized frequencies for emergency use.  The site below will take you to the frequencies recognized by IARU Region 2 for SSB,CW, and DIGITAL frequencies

https://www.rac.ca/en/rac/public-service/ares/frequencies/

Jim Dean, VE3IQ passes on… a pillar of the Radio Amateurs of Canada has left this earth.

As many of you know, Jim Dean, VE3IQ has been a pillar of RAC for many years and his counsel was sought by a great many in the amateur community both nationally and internationally. Among his many roles he served internationally as our man in Geneva for WRC conferences, domestically as a Canadian Amateur Radio Advisory Board (CARAB) liaison and an advisor to many RAC Presidents including myself. He will be missed. – Geoffrey Bawden VE4BAW; President and Chair, RAC

The weekly HF net conducted by Emergency Management British Columbia will resume after a holiday break.  The net will resume  this Wednesday January 7th 2015  on 3.735 Mhz at 1900 hrs. Various VHF regional nets will also resume this week.

From  RAC  :

RAC has voted “aye” to having both Shoqata e Radio Amatoreve te Kosoves (SHRAK) headquartered in Pristine, Republic of Kosovo and Rwanda Amateur Radio Union (RARU) headquartered in Kimironko, Gasabo District, Kigali City, Rwanda join the IARU as member societies

These Societies have applied to and been found to satisfy the requirements of the Constitution and Bylaws of the IARU by the Region 1 Executive Committee. Region 1 has made favourable findings with regards to the applications.