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CanWarn: CanWarn Hamilton Picnic 2010

This year we thought it would be nice to get together and have an end-of-season CanWarn Hamilton picnic. It will be held on September 12, 2010 at Binbrook Conservation Area. The park opens at 8am and we will be there around 10-11am.

As CanWarn Hamilton is not funded through any means, we ask that everyone brings their own food and drink. There are BBQs throughout the area, but you may want to bring your own anyway.

There is swimming, a change house, lots of trails for nature walks, and great fishing. Docks are available for boats and canoes (no gas motors allowed). Pets are allowed, but must be on a leash.

Bring the family and make a full day of it!

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010
Time: 11am onwards
Place: Binbrook Conservation Area
      (http://www.npca.ca/conservation-areas/binbrook/default.htm)
Binbrook Entry Prices:
      Car & Driver $ 5.00
      Adults $ 4.00
      Seniors/ Students $ 3.00
      Max. per car $15.00

If cancelled due to inclement weather, we will move it to another date. If you are on our email list, you will receive notification in both cases.

On picnic day, talk-in will be on the VE3TVI repeater, 146.805 - [Tone: 151.4] (which is local to the Binbrook area), and will be linked to VE3RFI, 443.250 + [Tone: 151.4].

Just so we have an idea of who is coming, please RSVP to:

We look forward to seeing you all there!

-- CanWarn Hamilton

Published: Sep 02, 2010 - 01:33 PM

CanWarn Hamilton end of season BBQ and picnic

We are currently making plans to hold a CanWarn Hamilton end-of-season BBQ/picnic at Binbrook Conservation Area. It will be one weekend after the Labour Day weekend and BYO-stuff.

As soon as plans are firmed up, the details will be:

1. posted here,
2. an announcement will be made on the weekly Tuesday night CVC net on VE3RFI,
3. and a notice will be sent out to those on our distribution list.

If you would like to be added to the distribution list and notified via email, please let us know at:

Published: Aug 31, 2010 - 09:01 PM

CanWarn: CanWarn Training 2010 quickly approaching

HAMILTON, Ont., March 26, 2010 -- The 2010 CanWarn training session will soon be here and we could be looking at possibly the biggest crowd to ever attend the Hamilton training date.

There has been lots of interest from the HAM community, municipal and provincial staff, as well as others.

Refreshments will be provided, and participants will go home with a very special gift from Environment Canada.

To read more about CanWarn Training, click here.

Saturday April 17th 2010,
09:00 until approximately 12:00
Nash Auditorium, Wilcox Building,
Chedoke Hospital, Sanatorium Road
Hamilton, ON

Please arrive at 8am to sign in.

Published: Mar 26, 2010 - 08:24 PM

CANWARN Training Schedule 2010

Folks...hope everyone has been enjoying the amazing start to the month of March. The warm, sunny weather is a prelude to what we will be seeing a lot more often by late April. The return of warm and humid weather in April will also herald the start of the spring/summer severe weather season in Ontario. This severe weather will take the form of powerful thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, flooding rains, large hail and tornadoes.

The 2009 season had a number of significant events. On July 9th three American tourists lost their lives in a fishing camp in Northwestern Ontario north of Dryden when a Fujita Scale 2 tornado moved through the camp. On August 20th, 18 tornadoes were spawned from a series of supercell thunderstorms that moved over southcentral and eastern Ontario. These 18 tornadoes represented a new Canadian record for most tornadoes in one day. Yet another milestone will be reached this spring, May 31st, 2010 will be the 25th anniversary of the Barrie and Grand Valley tornadoes…the last confirmed Fujita Scale 4 tornadoes to occur in Ontario…that, between them, took 11 lives.

Published: Mar 09, 2010 - 12:27 PM
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CanWarn: Hamilton CANWARN Training Session is confirmed for Saturday April 17, 2010

Environment Canada trains ham radio operators and other interested parties to spot and report severe weather. They learn about the structure of storms, the types of clouds to watch for and what the department's severe weather watches and warnings mean. All CANWARN volunteers are encouraged to sign up for the refresher courses which the department offers each year. Everyone is welcome, you do not have to be a Ham.

The next CANWARN training session is scheduled for Saturday April 17th 2010, 09:00 until approximately 12:00 at the Nash Auditorium, Wilcox Building, Chedoke Hospital, Sanatorium Road, Hamilton . Please arrive at 8am to sign in.

Click here for a map.

Published: Feb 03, 2010 - 10:16 AM

News: Ontario's New Rules For Hand-Held Wireless And Entertainment Devices

As of October 26, 2009, Ontario's new distracted driving law will make it illegal for motorists to use hand-held wireless communication devices or any hand-held electronic entertainment devices while driving.

Specific attention has been given to the Amateur Radio community. Stated in a document at the Government of Ontario's web site:

The use of hand-held radios by amateur radio operators (who provide assistance, especially in emergency situations such as severe storms and blackouts) will be phased out within three years, to allow hands-free technologies to be developed.

To read the full document, visit news.ontario.ca.

Published: Oct 01, 2009 - 11:23 AM