Emergency Communications Team – Westcoast Amateur Radio Association

Provincial Regional Emergency Operation Centre volunteer invitation

14 Aug

14 August 2025

The PREOC located at 2261 Keating Cross Road invites volunteers to come and join the team. The radio room provides emergency radio communications between local authority EOC staff and provincial emergency management staff when regular communication paths fail. On Wednesday ... Read more »

“Is WARA a VHF only club?”

28 May

28 May 2020

Dear WARA member, The question “Is WARA a VHF only club?” is often asked and the answer is usually ‘yes’. As with any organization there is a lot of history involved and WARA is what it is because of that ... Read more »

Message from our President – Meetings Cancelled

19 Mar

19 March 2020

Hello all, In the midst of all the happenings with the Covid-19 virus, your board has agreed to cancel all board and members meetings until further notice. This follows the Provincial and Federal edicts for group meetings. Please note, this ... Read more »

WARA Meetings at Red Cross House Cancelled

12 Mar

12 March 2020

12 March 2020 – Until further notice all WARA General Meetings and Board Meetings are cancelled because of health concerns. The Board will make decisions regarding an alternate location or deferred meeting ... Read more »

ERTEX2019 Debrief – Guest Speakers for General Meeting Tuesday Nov. 19

15 Nov

15 November 2019

Glenn Lindsay and Neil Townsend will give a debrief and Q & A at the Tuesday Nov. 19 WARA General Meeting regarding the recent emergency radio exercise ERTEX2019. This was a unique exercise that was structured to give WARA the opportunity to formally participate in a regional emergency communications exercise involving EMBC and several local authority emergency program radio teams, their Emergency Coordinators and other EOC staff and volunteers.