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Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] RAC Bulletin 2012-006E - Ontario Section restructuring
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RAC Bulletin 2012-006E - Ontario Section restructuring Update
2012-01-05

As announced in Radio Amateurs of Canada Bulletin 
2011-021E, a RAC Ontario Section Restructuring 
Commission was appointed by President Geoff 
Bawden on the advice of the Vice President for 
Field Services and with the support of the Board, 
with the objective of "improving representation 
to our members and to ensure that the task of our 
Section Managers is realistic in terms of member 
access and service". The Commission was tasked to 
"determine the most effective number of Section 
Managers and other positions as well as any 
further such regional divisions which may be 
required". The difficulties of effectively 
managing such a large geographical area as 
Ontario were well known and the need for a 
greater number of sections had been discussed at various levels for some years.

Under the chairmanship of Bill Unger VE3XT 
(Ontario Director North/East), the Commission 
commenced its proceedings on August 7, 2011. The 
other members of the Commission are Jeff Stewart 
VA3WXM (Ontario Director South), Dave Hayes VE3JX 
(Algoma ARC), Vic Henderson VE3FOX (Peel ARC), Al 
Boyd, VE3AJB (current Ontario Section Manager and 
Pat Barrett VE3RNH (Barrie ARC). Dave, Vic, Al 
and Pat are active participants in the ARES. Also 
included in the deliberations was Ian Snow, 
VA3QT, special advisor to the Vice President of 
Field Services and Doug Mercer, VO1DM Vice 
President of Field Services for RAC. To the best 
of its ability the Commission sought input from 
the Ontario clubs and individual Amateurs.

The Commission recognized that Section Managers 
are elected by the membership to manage a range 
of RAC programs. They report on Section 
operations through the Vice President Field 
Services, who is accountable to the President for 
the overall operation of the Field Organization, 
but like the Regional Director, the Section 
Manager holds overall responsibility within their 
Section. The Commission also recognized that 
Ontario is a large province, that Field Services 
may have different responsibilities based on 
where in the Province they are located, and that 
it has proven difficult for one person to 
coordinate all programs across the province. It 
recommended that the existing relationship 
between ARES Districts and EMO Sectors should 
continue to be respected. Finally, the task force 
recognized that VPFS has instituted an advisory 
Council composed of the Section Managers to 
coordinate Field Organization activities nationally.

The Commission recommended that Ontario be 
divided into four sections: Ontario North, 
Ontario East, Ontario South, and the Greater 
Toronto Area. The Toronto District ARES 
Coordinator will retain responsibility for the 
operation of the ARES station located within the 
Provincial EOC. The Commission recommended that 
the four Ontario SM.s meet in the form of an 
Ontario Council to coordinate activities at the 
provincial level, selecting from amongst themselves a Chairman.

The provincial council will be responsible for 
the Field Organization administrative functions 
that sensibly belong at the provincial level, and 
will appoint appropriately qualified Amateurs to 
represent the Council to provincial government 
authorities, non-government organizations (NGO) 
and external agencies, within the authority vested in the Field Organization.

The Commission recommended that initially the new 
Section Managers be appointed by the VPFS from 
qualified persons recommended by the membership. 
The SM terms would be staggered so that two are 
elected each odd year and the other two in even 
years. (Each SM term of office is two years.) The 
formal Commission Report is available at the RAC 
website at 
http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/public-service/field-org-review/files/120122%20Ont%20Restructure%20Report.pdf.

The RAC Board of Directors approved the 
Commission's report and recommendations on 26 
January, 2012. A consultation process with the 
Ontario clubs will be initiated immediately for 
the purpose of soliciting nominations for the 
interim Section Manager appointments. All Ontario 
Amateurs are encouraged to contribute to this 
consultation through their local clubs. If that 
is not possible, Amateurs may forward their 
nomination to CFSO (VO1DTM at RAC dot CA). Please 
recognize that under the Constitution of Radio 
Amateurs du/of Canada a requirement for 
appointment/election is that the candidate be a RAC member in good standing.

Geoff Bawden VE4BAW
President

Bill Unger VE3XT
Director Ontario North/East

Jeffery Stewart VA3WXM
Director Ontario South

Doug Mercer VO1DTM
Chief Field Services Officer

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Vernon Ikeda - VE2MBS/VE2QQ
Pointe-Claire, Québec
RAC Blog Editor/RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor
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