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Sent: March 16, 2016 5:59 PM
To: Steve Cutway VE3KC <ve3kc@xxxxxx>
Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] Election for RAC Director Alberta/NWT/NU
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Two nominations have been received for the position of RAC Director for =
the Alberta/NWT/NU Region. Following a review of the documentation =
submitted and taking into account the constitutional and election =
process requirements, the Committee determined that the nomination =
papers were complete and in order for Mr. Garry Naylor, VE6FGN and Dr. =
Ernest C. Clintberg, VE6ECK.
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The Committee recommended a Ballot by Mail pursuant to Article 6 (Method =
of Election) in the RAC Constitution, for the Director for the =
Alberta/NWT/NU Region for the completion of the 2016-2017 term. Ballots =
have been distributed to the applicable postal codes from RAC =
Headquarters. The closing date for the return of ballots to RAC =
Headquarters is no later than 12 noon on Friday, April 15, 2016. Please =
send the ballots to: RAC Corporate Secretary, Radio Amateurs of Canada, =
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217, Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5.
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Garry Naylor, VE6FGN
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My name is Garry Naylor, VE6FGN, and I would like to be the RAC Director =
for Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Region. I=E2=80=99m 57 =
years old, happily married for 35 years, with one child and two =
grandchildren. I served in the Canadian Military as a Tank Commander, =
Tactical Helicopter Observer and an Air Traffic Controller. I was =
medically released in 2005 and am working in Wing Operations in Cold =
Lake, Alberta. We have a small hobby farm outside of Cold Lake. I've =
spent most of my life in the outdoors and loved every second of it.
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I've used radio as a tool my entire career. In the Military, radio was =
vital for coordinating operations =E2=80=93 poor comms meant failure. As =
a result, I'm a big fan of good communications. I was also exposed to =
the benefits of radio outside of the Military =E2=80=93 as a guide in =
Labrador, we had simple HF radios linked to the Newfoundland phone =
system (the =E2=80=9COrange Box=E2=80=9D). This was our only link to the =
world and was a huge morale booster: being able to call home and make =
sure everything was ok was wonderful. In the days before satellite =
phones and GPS it was also comforting to have that =E2=80=9COrange =
Box=E2=80=9D in the Komatic behind the snowmobile: the ability to call =
for help if needed is an awesome thing when you have 100 miles of ice =
left to travel and you=E2=80=99re using the wind ridges of snow to =
navigate in 0/0 conditions.
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I joined our local Amateur Radio club as a result of working with them =
while in the Military. They did a great job supporting 4 Wing in various =
responses, and I believe that volunteering is a critical part of =
community so it was an obvious decision. I joined for community service =
=E2=80=93 what I didn't expect was to have fun and make friends. I =
really enjoy supporting community events. We=E2=80=99ve supported a =
variety of fun runs, runs for charity, ATV rallies, airshows, et al. =
We=E2=80=99ve also responded in support of Emergency Services in Cold =
Lake and that is very satisfying.
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I've met Amateurs from all over the Province and very much enjoy their =
company. We have a great group of dedicated volunteers who have a real =
=E2=80=9Cservice before self=E2=80=9D attitude. I applaud this. I've =
travelled over most of Canada and had a ball doing so. It=E2=80=99s a =
great country, with great people. I ended up in Alberta by choice =
=E2=80=93 it's home.
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I was asked to put my name forward for consideration as your RAC =
Director. If the rest of you want me to represent you, I'll be happy to =
do so. Be warned, however, that I can=E2=80=99t do this on my own. =
I=E2=80=99ll be counting on all of you to identify issues that need =
resolution as well as options on how best to solve the problems. I will =
have one self-imposed task and that is to bring this community together =
again. We=E2=80=99re a small community and in my opinion there is no =
room for strife. To that end, I hope to spend a lot of long weekends =
travelling the Province, meeting people, perhaps helping out in =
supporting events, and visiting over a campfire in the evening. In my =
opinion, very few issues survive honest dialogue.
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I don=E2=80=99t look to other people for competition. Instead, I look to =
others for inspiration and we have a lot of great folk doing great work. =
That includes the other folks looking to be your RAC Director. Give them =
a chance, they=E2=80=99re good people. I would be happy to meet with =
anyone on the air most evenings to chat; perhaps after the Alberta =
Public Service Net (APSN). You can reach me at northernnaylor@xxxxxxxxx =
<mailto:northernnaylor@xxxxxxxxx> .
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Ernest C. Clintberg, VE6ECK
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My primary reasons for seeking the position of RAC Director are to =
advance the hobby of Amateur Radio, enhance the service of the hobby to =
our communities and promote the RAC organization across the region and =
Canada. I bring my experience as a school administrator of 22 years as =
well as organizational experience of 11 years as a senior executive =
staff officer with the Alberta Teachers=E2=80=99 Association. My =
education includes a BSc (Physics), MEd (Administration) and an EdD =
(Doctorate in Education).
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The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), in my belief, is a very important =
and necessary advocate for the hobby internationally and nationally =
where it not only advances our personal Amateur Radio interests, but =
also the interests of the larger community where =E2=80=9Chams=E2=80=9D =
serve in supportive volunteer communication efforts. Since 2011, I have =
acted as Secretary for the North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club with =
prior involvement as a Director. In addition, I am a member of the =
Northern Alberta Amateur Radio Club, the Quarter Century Amateur Radio =
Club and the American Radio Relay League.
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Amateur Radio has been an interest of mine since age 12 when I gained =
the help of Bonar Wilt, VE6HU (SK), a friendly Elmer. Later in life, I =
was able to realize the fulfillment of that interest when I passed my =
Basic certificate and was assigned the call of VE6ECK in April 1992 =
followed by CW and Advanced certificates. I joined the Radio Amateurs of =
Canada in 1995. As Bonar Wilt told me and David Gervais, VE6KD, another =
Elmer, has demonstrated to me, =E2=80=9Cthe ham radio fraternity is =
honourable and populated by upstanding, selfless and supportive =
individuals.=E2=80=9D My experience of the fraternity does reflect their =
belief and actions.
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Over the past 23 years in Amateur Radio, my personal interests have =
focused on the HF spectrum with some interest in contesting. This has =
caused me to put together a modest HF station which can be heard, =
depending on conditions, during many contests, particularly those =
sponsored by RAC.
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For additional information please feel free to contact me at =
ve6eck@xxxxxx <mailto:ve6eck@xxxxxx> or visit: =
<http://www.ncaarc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/VE6ECK-final-website-res=
ume.pdf> =
http://www.ncaarc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/VE6ECK-final-website-resu=
me.pdf
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Sukwan Widajat, VA3WID
RAC Corporate Secretary
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<http://www.rac.ca/> wp.rac.ca
720 Belfast Road, #217=20
Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5
613-244-4367, 1- 877-273-8304
va3wid@xxxxxx <mailto:va3wid@xxxxxx>=20
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