RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for June 11, 2011 This is V__3____, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada, with this week's bulletin NATIONAL NEWS ONTARIO SECTION NEWS 1. Killarney District ARES report Manitoulin/North Shore ARES has added Pat Dopson VE3HZQ, as an Assistant Emergency Coordinator, in charge of technical matters. The group has been asked to assist the organizers of an Air Show that is to be held on Manitoulin Island in September. On May 29 some members of Sudbury ARES and the Sudbury radio club provided emergency communications during the annual MS Walk. Thanks go to VE3's VPD, SNA, and WMJ; VA3AJV; and to VE3's TXO and DUW who provided bicycle rover coverage along the walk route. -- Stiig Larsen, VE3LBX, DEC Killarney District 2. Eastern Ontario ARES Report The Ottawa ARES / EMRG group was notified on May 19th of a city low water advisory due to a failure of a major water pipe. As part of their contingency planning, the City Office of Emergency Management asked if Ottawa ARES / EMRG would be able to provide communications between water distribution points. The group is prepared but has not yet been activated. -- Michael Hickey VE3IPC, DEC Eastern Ontario 3. Submitting Bulletin Items Amateur Radio groups in Ontario that wish to announce upcoming events, or report on their activities, are invited to send brief items to the Official Bulletin Manager email address, obm (at) ve3rhj.net. -- Brad Rodriguez, VE3RHJ, OBM ITEMS OF INTEREST 4. VC9M Special Event From June 25 to July 25, including Field Day, special event station VC9M will be active to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club, Inc. QSL via VE9EMM. For more information visit www.maarc.ca -- RAC Special Events Database 5. NIST Time Widget The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, who operate WWV, also have an on-line time widget, which displays both the accurate time and your Internet delay. See it at www.time.gov/widget.html -- ARRL Contest Update This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or clarifications? Hearing none, This is V__3____ returning the frequency to net control. ===================================================================== Bulletin sent from Official Bulletin Manager Brad Rodriguez, VE3RHJ.
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