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New Acting Section Manager for Saskatchewan: Dave Scarfe, VE5UO

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New Saskatchewan Section Manager Dave Scarfe, VE5UOI am pleased to announce that Dave Scarfe, VE5UO, has accepted the role of Acting Section Manager of the Saskatchewan Section effective immediately. Welcome aboard Dave!

Dave has been an Amateur for 30 years and is active on the HF bands, mainly on CW. He has been actively involved in teaching classes for both the Basic and Advanced Amateur certification courses for the Saskatoon Amateur Radio Club, and is the RAC Assistant Midwest Director for the Saskatoon Area. He is employed at the University of Saskatchewan as an IT Manager.

In addition Dave has been preparing the Section Reports for the Saskatchewan Section in The Canadian Amateur for former Section Manager Summer Hartzfeld, VE5SDH, who sadly became a Silent Key on August 9, 2018 at age 44.

A Tribute article to Summer is provided in the September-October 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.

Doug Mercer, VO1DM CEC
RAC Vice-President and Community Services Officer

Canada-Wide Science Fair and STEAM 2017: May 18-20 Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Regina Amateur Radio Association

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Mark Hampheys, VA5LNX, Summer Hartzfeld, VE5SDH and Neil Slater, VA5SCA at STEAM 2017
Mark Hampheys, VA5LNX, Summer Hartzfeld, VE5SDH and Neil Slater, VA5SCA at STEAM 2017

The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) is now underway in Regina, Saskatchewan. As described on their website, “CWSF brings science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) out of the classroom – engaging youth in STEM solutions to real world issues. CWSF is a celebration of Canada's brightest young minds and an inspiring exploration in STEM for the thousands of visitors.”

In addition to the Science Fair,  CWSF also features engaging speakers and the STEAM 2017 Festival of Learning: “stimulating, fun, interactive science programming designed to inspire the next generation of youth and engage one and all.”

Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to sponsor the Regina Amateur Radio Association's booth at the event as part of our combined efforts to engage youth in Amateur Radio through events like these and through RAC's Youth Education Program.

RAC would specifically like to thank Daniel Dion, VE5DLD, for organizing the booth and for giving RAC the opportunity to take part in the event.

For more information about STEAM 2017 follow along on Twitter via @ractweets and @VE5NN at #STEAM 2017 and at @cwsf_ysc #CWSF2017 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/radioamateurscdn.

Stay tuned for an article about STEAM 2017 in the next issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.