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North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club

Silent Key: VA6YM/VE6AVJ
It is with sadness that I write to inform you that Dave Cope has passed away today after a battle with cancer. Dave had been in the General Hospital in Edmonton over the past while, but he still managed to make it on the radio occasionally.

Some of you may not know Dave, but he was a staple at the Gibbons rest stop on the Tour de l’Alberta the years that I helped out with the Tour. A couple of years ago the local newspaper featured him and his station in an article about ham radio, and our contribution to the event as ham radio operators.

Dave working the Gibbons rest stop. (photo credit David Gervais – VE6KD)

Service Details:

Monday March 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Gibbons Sacred Heart Catholic Church
4602 50 Ave, Gibbons, AB T0A 1N0

Dave you will be missed.
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March 19, 2016
2016 Annual General Meeting
This is a reminder of the NCAARC Annual General Meeting. All club members are strongly encouraged to attend and elect your new club executive and board. This is also a chance to hear the highlights of 2015.

Date: 19-MAR-2016
Time: 09:30hrs
Location: Fire Station #3, 100 Giroux Road, St. Albert
Map: https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.6400257,-113.6705466,266m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

If you would like to come out to meet the members before the meeting, we meet for breakfast at the Golden Dynasty Restaurant located at 440 St. Albert Trail, at 08:00hrs.
Map: https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.6458337,-113.627311,144m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Hoping to see you there.
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March 3, 2016
2016 Hypothermic Half Marathons
Club members and friends helped out with communications support for both of the Running Room 2016 Hypo half marathons. This event is held along the scenic Ada Boulevard/Highlands area of Edmonton overlooking the river valley. We were able to put our club trailer to use as a command post and providing Net Control a warm spacious operating station. We ran the generator and were fully self contained (well except for the coffee!). Everything performed well.

Mike (VA6ZM) provided me with the following gallery of pictures.

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The next event will be the St. Patrick’s day run. Contact ve6py@ncaarc.ca if you are interested in volunteering.

Thank you again volunteers! We couldn’t do it without you!
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February 21, 2016
Public Service Opportunities
Part of our mission statement says that we will provide communication services for community events when requested. We have been requested to provide assistance for the two Hypothermic Half Marathons that The Running Room organizes in north Edmonton.

Dates – February 7 and February 21, 2016
Time – On station assignment at 0730, First competitors are off the start line at 0800. This event usually wraps up at about 1300 with an awesome brunch at the Highlands Golf Course.

You might be thinking “But it’s February and it’s freezing out!”. Don’t worry because you can work your station from inside your vehicle and stay warm.

So how do you sign up you’re asking. Contact our Public Service Committee Chair, Patrick – VE6PY at ve6py@ncaarc.ca

If you haven’t worked a public service event before, don’t be shy about volunteering. Patrick will pair you up with someone who has worked events before to show you the ins and outs.

Hope to see you out!
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January 9, 2016