Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

About Winnipeg ARES...

The Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service (WARES) is a volunteer organization comprised of dedicated amateur radio operators (also known as "Hams") with an interest in emergency communications... more

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be in person, taking place Tuesday 18 November 2025 at 7pm local time at the Sir William Stephenson Library at 765 Keewatin Avenue in Winnipeg. (Click here for Google map of WARES meeting location).

This meeting will be a business meeting - the 2025 Winnipeg ARES Annual General Meeting.

Nominations of Winnipeg ARES Inc. Officers for 2025-26 (President, Secretary and Treasurer) are now open. Nominations close 1600h FRI 14 NOV 2025.

The current Winnipeg ARES Executive is standing for re-election.

Current (2024/25) Executive

President - Kurt Sargent VE4GIS

Treasurer - Garth Blumm VE4GWB

Secretary - Steve VE4FTS

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Emergency Coordinator - Jeff Dovyak VE4MBQ

Please visit the Contact Us page if you would like to speak to one of our Executive members.

Updates

Salvation Army Toy Mountain campaign

Winnipeg ARES will once again be supporting the Salvation Army Toy Mountain campaign.
Please bring your new unwrapped gift or financial donation to the 18 NOV Winnipeg ARES Annual General Meeting. Dick Maguire VE4HK will once again coordinate this for us.

Help wanted

Winnipeg ARES is looking for skilled technical help who could be available periodically during weekdays (Monday to Friday) to assist with maintenance with some of the ARES repeater sites.
Pleasae contact VE4MBQ for further details.

2025 Manitoba Marathon wrap-up

Thank you to all of the amateur radio volunteers and the local clubs (Winnipeg ARES, Radio Amateurs of Manitoba, Pathfinders Amateur Radio Club, and South-Central ARES) who helped make the 2025 Manitoba Marathon a success.

For your reference, attached is the 2025 Manitoba Marathon Amateur Radio Notes, which we will use in planning for the event in 2026.