CANWARN/ARES TRAINING & REFRESHER COURSE In a recent e-mail from Randy Mawson of Environment Canada Randy wrote; "KW is the heart of severe weather country...your club's activities can play a large part in adequate watch/warning lead time and dissemination." With the effects of El Nino creating major changes to all parts of North America, it is imperative that KWARC take an active roll in assisting Randy, Environment Canada, and the residents of Waterloo Region. Environment Canada will be conducting a spotters training session on Monday April 20, 1998 7:30 PM at St. Andrew's Church (corner Weber & Queen St. Kitchener). In the back door,turn right and up the stairs, through the door and into the Library on your left. K-W, Cambridge, Brantford, Guelph, Fergus, and Stratford Amateurs are invited. Some of these areas have training with other groups, but if you are unable to attend your area's training feel free to attend. We are in for a severe weather season if the El Nino weather we are currently experiencing as expected affects the warmer weather. New CanWarn spotters, and retraining for those of you already trained is very important. Some Regional government and media representatives are also being invited so they can better understand just how important the CANWARN program is to the safety of the communities. If you can attend this session please contact our CANWARN Manager Fred Hicks VE3MTS by e-mail fred.hicks@symaptico.ca ARES training session The K-W Amateur Radio Club will be holding an ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) training session Thursday April 16th. 7:00 pm at the Mutual Life building Waterloo. Please park in the lot at the corner of John & Park St. There will be a sign in sheet at the security desk. Training will be in the Tamarack room on the 8th floor. There are signs off the elevator. We will cover Traffic handling, emergency preparedness, and our role in a Regional disaster. All KWARC members and those from surrounding clubs are welcome to attend. A short exercise will be held on Sunday April 26th. to test coverage (repeater and direct throughout the KW area. Call in on KSR 146.97 - @ 1:30 PM. Discussion of results over coffee after (about 2:30 - 3:00). Red Cross Road Rally A joint field exercise with the Elmira Emergency Group will be held on Sunday May 24th. The local branch of the Red Cross will be holding a beginners Road Rally commencing at 10Am from Conestoga Mall (K-Mart,Zellers) parking lot. We require volunteers to assist with communications. If you can attend this session please contact our ARES EC John Schreiter VE3DOS at 748-4871 or by e-mail to ve3dos@netcom.ca 73 John Schreiter VE3DOS ARES EC K-W BACK TO MAIN MENU For more information email canwarn@kwarc.org [ TOP ] © 1998 Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club Inc. Comments and bugs reports to webmaster@kwarc.org