The RAC Official Bulletin Service (OBS) provides a vital communications link for informing the Amateur Radio Community of the latest developments in Amateur Radio and RAC. 

As communicators, all Radio Amateurs can appreciate the importance of timely dissemination of information.  OBS volunteers are the link not only between RAC and the Amateur Radio Community but between Radio Amateurs and clubs within that community.  Information from outside of Canada is often also provided when it is of great importance to Canadian Amateurs.  OBS stations are responsible and reliable Radio Amateurs who provide their time and stations to transmit bulletins and without whom this news service could not exist.

The OBS is supplementary to the National Bulletin Service function at RAC Headquarters that issues bulletins of national interest by e-mail and packet. In fact the OBS relays national bulletins within most Sections across Canada. It also may originate bulletins that relate only to a Section, or even a local area within a Section.

The Official Bulletin Manager is responsible for recruiting and supervising a team of Official Bulletin Stations to disseminate such news and information of interest to amateurs in the Section and to provide a means of getting the information to the OBS appointees.

Anyone wishing to volunteer as an Official Bulletin Station, or OBS Manager where one is required, is asked to contact his/her respective Official Bulletin Manager, Section Manager or the RAC Vice-President Field Services.

Official Field Organization Badges can be ordered using this order form .

Below are names and addresses of some of the volunteers across the country who contribute their time and effort.

This page was last updated 2010-03-07.

RAC Bulletin Managers & Stations

Alberta Section

Bulletin Manager

Alan Faint VE6QQ
1109 Regent Cr., N.E.
Calgary  AB T2E 5J6
Tel: (403) 230-7899
E-mail: faintacadvision.com

Official Bulletin Stations

Thomas Martens VE6TRM
P. O. Box 1024
Raymond  AB T0K 2S0
Tel: (403) 752-4486
E-Mail: ve6trm @ telus.net

Richard Volpatti VE6CQ
917 - 5204 Dalton Drive N.W.
Calgary AB   T3A 3H1

Tel: ??
E-mail: ve6cqrac.ca

British Columbia Section 

Bulletin Manager

John Noakes VE7NI

769 Venables Place

Kamloops BC  V2B 5Z2

Tel: (250) 376-6850

E-mail: ve7ni @ mail.ocis.net

Official Bulletin Stations

Dennis Wight VE7IJJ

4832 Mills Avenue

Terrace BC  V8G 1C2

Tel: (250) 635-3508

E-mail: dcwight @ telus.net

John Noakes VE7NI

769 Venables Place

Kamloops BC  V2B 5Z2

Tel: (250) 376-6850

E-mail: ve7ni @ mail.ocis.net

David Ranson VE7DTK

2252 Glassford Road

Quesnel BC  V2J 2K2

Tel: (250) 991-0026

E-mail: ve7dtkrac @ telus.net

William (Bill) A. Foster VE7WWW

1220 Harrison Pl.

Kamploops BC  V1S 1M1

Tel: (250) 828-0895

E-mail: bill.foster @ shaw.ca

Manitoba Section

Bulletin Manager

Gilbert A. Frederick VE4AG
130 Maureen Street
Winnipeg MB R3K 1M2
Tel: (204) 888-2473
E-mail:

Official Bulletin Stations

Gilbert A. Frederick VE4AG
130 Maureen Street
Winnipeg, MB R3K 1M2 
Tel: (204) 888-2473
E-mail:

Winnipeg Senior Citizens Radio Club VE4WSC
c/o Gilbert A. Frederick VE4AG
598 St Mary's Road
Winnipeg, MB R2M 3L5

Tel: ??

E-mail: ??

Maritimes Section 

Bulletin Manager

VACANT  If interested in coordinating this important service to Radio Amateurs in MAR, please contact the Section Manager.

Newfoundland/Labrador Section 

Bulletin Manager

VO1BC Ian Best

P.O. Box 299

Clarenville NL  A0E 1J0

Tel: (709) 466-2843

E-mail: vo1bc @ eastlink.ca

Official Bulletin Stations

Vacant. Contact the Section Manager if you are interested in becoming an Official Bulletin Station.

Ontario Section

Bulletin Manager

Brad Rodrigues VE3RHJ
P.O. Box 84 

R.R. # 7
Markdale ON    N0C 1H0
Tel: (519) 986-4266
E-mail: obmve3rhj.net

Official Bulletin Stations

North Bay area
Paul Caccamo VA3PC, 
331 Keeling Drive 
Callendar ON  P0H 1H0
Tel: (705) 752-1683 
E-mail: va3pcciinet.org

Manitoulin and North Shore area
Alan Boyd VE3AJB
27 Redmill Road

P.O.Box 208
Little Current ON  P0P 1K0
Tel: Res: (705) 368-2779  Bus: (705) 368-2200
E-mail: ve3ajbvianet.net

Ontario Phone Net
Paul B. Allen VA3PB 

11 Matterdale Avenue

Brampton ON  L6Y 4J6

Tel: (426) 312-1017

E-Mail: va3pb@hotmail.com

Grey County and Bruce County ARES
Fred Lorch VA3STG
Box 174
Teeswater ON N0G 2S0
Tel: (519) 392-6893
E-mail: fredlorch @ lorchelectric.com

Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind and Iroquois 2m Net
Bill Cousins VE3GPR
R.R. # 1
Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
Tel: (613) 258-1634
E-mail: ve3gprigs.net

National Capital and Eastern Ontario
Guy Ladouceur VE3GWL
6901 Billberry Drive
Ottawa  ON K1C 2E8
Tel:  (613) 824-9490  Bus: (613) 636-1222
E-mail: galigs.net 

Belleville & Prince Edward County
Keith Harvey VA3KRV

86 Hearthstone Road

RR #4

Campbellford ON  K0L 1L0

Tel: (705) 632-0376

E-mail: keith.harvey @ sympatico.ca

Sudbury
Cam Brown VE3JDK
827 Hildegarde Avenue
Sudbury  ON  P3A 3X3
Tel: (705) 566-0778
E-mail: cbrownvianet.on.ca 

Open Line Net
Edward F (Ted) Grocott VE3SHM  
713 Burnamthorpe Rd. Unit 45,
Toronto, ON  M9C 2Z6
Tel: (416) 626-0351
E-mail: ve3shmrogers.com

Sarnia/Lambton net
Brian Rigby VE3VBR
1065 Sheffield Street
Sarnia ON  N7S 4R7
Tel: (519) 542-3875
E-mail: ve3vbrrac.ca

Lanark County ARES

Vacant- If you wish to apply for this important position please contact the Bulletin Manager

Peel ARC & Brampton/Caledon ARES
Victoria Svatina VA3VJS

53A Cornwall Road

Brampton ON  L6W 1M8

Tel: (905) 455-4625

E-mail: victoriaheck @ rogers.com
 

Tri-County ARC and ARES
Richard Hobson VE3BZY
2090 Clydesdale Road

RR #1
Apsley ON  K0L 1A0
Tel: (705) 656-3949
E-mail: hobsonapsley.cc.

Oakville ARC and Oakville ARES
Russ Schwandt VE3JUZ
138 Howell Road
Oakville ON  L6H 5Z3
Tel: (905) 257-2108
E-mail: ve3juzrac.ca

Prescott-Russell ARES
Ronald Ziernicki VA3RRZ
1963 St Anne Road
West Hawkesbury ON   K0B 1K0
E-mail: va3rrzrac.ca

Communications Ontario Net
Don Rowed VE3KII
665 Sandra Avenue
Ottawa ON  K1G 2Z7
Tel: (613) 521-1083
E-mail: ve3kiirac.ca

Ontario Amateur Radio Service (ONTARS)
Larry Schroeder VE3GIO
147 Waterloo Street
Woodstock  ON    N4S 2T3
Tel: (519) 539-8497
E-mail: ve3giorac.ca

Northwestern Ontario ARES net
Dennis Collins VE3CZG
134 Third Street West
Fort Frances  ON  P9A 3A3
Tel:
E-mail: ve3czgrac.ca

City of Barrie/South Simcoe ARES
David Mather, VE3XTA
971 Ewart Street

P.O. Box 8
Belle Ewart ON    L0L 1C0
Tel: (705) 456-5066
E-mail: ve3xtayahoo.ca

Chatham and Kent County

Austin Wright VE3NCQ

40 Tasan Crescent

Chatham ON  N7L 4V1

Tel: (519) 351-0832

E-mail: austin@ve3ncq.ca

Cornwall ARES

Earle Depass VE3IMP

17437 Kings Road, Box 251

St. Andrews ON  K0C 2A0

Tel: (613) 930-2145

E-mail: earfran @ cogeco.ca

Renfrew County West

Richard Bourcier VA3BIX

57 Gleason Lane  RR#1

Deep River ON K0J 1P0

Tel: (613) 584-1107

E-mail: va3bix @ hotmail.com

Quebec Section

Bulletin Manager

VACANT  If interested in coordinating this important service to Radio Amateurs in QC, please contact the Section Manager.

Saskatchewan Section 

Bulletin Manager

VACANT  If interested in coordinating this important service to Radio Amateurs in SK, please contact the Section Manager.

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