[karc] North East Ontario Regional Directors Report for February, 2012

From: Terry Barrett - VA3KLG <t-barrett@xxxxxxxx>
To: Kingston Amateur Radio Club <karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:04:52 -0500
Hello and here is the February installment.
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Bill VE3XT


North East Ontario Regional Directors Report for February, 2012

Some Amateurs have been asking about distracted driving so here is a 
status report on the exemption that RAC is seeking for Ontario Amateurs. 
You will remember last year Steve Pengelly, VE3STV, Jeff Stewart, VE3WXM 
and I made a presentation to MTO officials requesting an exemption for 
Amateurs from Ontario Legislation 366/09. The MTO officials asked for 
some time to think this through and made a commitment to contact us in 
early 2012. We expect to hear from them in the next several months. At 
the moment we are advising all Ontario Amateurs to wait for a reply from 
MTO. If the reply is in our favour, end of story. If not we have several 
ideas in the works. They include but are not limited to, targeting 
MPP's, and a letter writing campaign from 3^rd party groups, who we 
support with our province wide communications infrastructure at no cost 
to the taxpayer. Stay tuned.

The Committee to reform the Ontario's Field Services has now finished 
its report and it is in the hands of Doug Mercer, VO1DTM. Watch for an 
official RAC bulletin from him on the details in the next while. I will 
talk more about this next month.

As I have mentioned in the last several Directors reports membership in 
RAC is actually increasing. Again slowly but it is increasing. 
Membership in the Mapleleaf Membership category is at 140 members. I 
would like to thank all those members who have renewed or rejoined Radio 
Amateurs of Canada at either membership level. I believe it shows 
Canadian Amateurs understand the need for a strong national organization 
to speak for all Canadian Amateurs.

While the books for 2011 have not gone to the auditors yet, we will end 
the year in the black and are budgeting for the same in 2012. It should 
come as no surprise that RAC was "fiscally challenged" for the last few 
years. We have turned this situation around and RAC is on its way to 
economic stability.

We are still looking for a Treasurer for RAC. If you have a professional 
certification and are familiar with Quick Books please contact me.

Finally one of my favourite operating events is coming up on February 4. 
It's the Freeze Your Buns Off QRP event. This year we will be operating 
in the back field of the North West Ontario Seniors Amateur Radio Club 
station at the 55+ Center in Thunder Bay. Please give a listen for VE3XT 
who will be operating from my favourite snow bank.

If you have any questions or concerns please email me at _ve3xt@xxxxxx 
<mailto:ve3xt@xxxxxx>_.

Bill VE3XT

North East Ontario Regional Director

Radio Amateurs of Canada


-- 
Terry Barrett VA3KLG
t-barrett@xxxxxxxx
[karc] North East Ontario Regional Directors Report for February, 2012

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