Radio hams invited to join new emergency corp

Canada.com reports that the Cowichan Valley Regional District in the province of British Columbia is looking to an alliance with local ham radio operators to assist in times of disaster.

To that end, the District and the Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society are hosting two information sessions this month for amateur radio operators willing to be part of a
regional emergency communications team.

Meetings were scheduled for the mornings of September 5th and the 19th.

Sybille Sanderson is the District's public safety education coordinator. She says the idea is to find out what we do in emergency communications, the kind of training we're going to be offering and the kinds of places where radio amateurs could help.

The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. Those hams volunteering could help at the neighborhood level and emergency centers in the event of a flood, earthquake, a massive power outage or other catastrophic
event.

ARNewsline, Canada.com