The Maritime Amateur

Ham Radio for Maritimers by Maritimers

           RAC Appointments: Maritime Section  

 Section Appointment

 E-mail Address

 Location

 Section Manager (SM)

 Jim Langille VE1JBL

 Amherst NS

 Assistant Section Manager (ASM) Nova Scotia  
 Assistant Section Manager (ASM) New Brunswick

 Al Thurber VE1AKT

 Keswick Ridge NB

 Assistant Section Manager (ASM) Prince Edward Island  
 Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC)

 

 Section Traffic Manager (STM)  
 Bulletin Manager (BM)  

Those are the main positions. Others available are: District Emergency Coordinator (1 each for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), Emergency Coordinator, Assistant Emergency Coordinator, Offical Emergency Station, Offical Relay Station, Net Manager, Offical Bulletin Station, Offical Observer.
If anyone who is an RAC member would like to volunteer for one of these positions, please get in contact with one of the amateurs above.

National ARES Home Page

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a volunteer organization of amateur radio operators. Since 1935, ARES has provided radio communications in North America in times of need. If you are interested in starting up a Maritime ARES group, please contact the Section Emergency Coordinator listed above.

Emergency Coordinators 

 Callsign

Location 

 E-mail

 David George

 VE1AJP

Halifax County NS 

 david.george@dal.ca

 John Gionet

 VE9ZD

 Gloucester County NB

 gjohn@nb.sympatico.ca

 Jim Hannon

 VE1AFH

 Cumberland County NS

 jhannon@cumberlandcounty.ca

 Brian Shanks

 VE9BES

 Saint John NB

 bshanks@nbnet.nb.ca

 Yvon Hachey

 VE1VON

 Moncton NB

 yvhachey@nbnet.nb.ca

The main position available to start up an ARES group in your area is the Emergency Coordinator. To find out what it takes to become an EC, CLICK HERE

For the latest e-mail letter from ARES: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/ares-el/
For the latest emcomm monthly: http://www.emcomm.org/em/

     The RAC Amateur Radio Emergency Service & Design trademark is owed by Radio Amateurs of Canada Incorporated.
          James Langille VE1JBL is a licensed user of the RAC Amateur Radio Emergency Service & Design trademark.