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

The next Winnipeg ARES meeting will be a hybrid format, and will be held on - Tuesday November 17, 2026 - at 7pm local time. The meeting will be at at the at Sir William Stephenson Library at 765 Keewatin Avenue in Winnipeg.
(Click here for Google map of WARES meeting location).

The November meeting is the Winnipeg ARES Annual General meeting, and Winnipeg ARES members who cannot attend in-person will receive the meeting URL via email.

Mark your calendars - Future meetings

- Tuesday December 15, 2026 - Manitoba Emergency Social Services

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Current (2025/26) Executive

President - Kurt Sargent VE4GIS

Treasurer - Garth Blumm VE4GWB

Secretary - Steve Harrison 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

Have you checked out the Manitoba EMO "MB Ready" website and mobile device app that was recently released.
The MB Ready initiative provides you with the ability to have a direct source of information on emergency situations occuring in Manitoba.

MB Ready is available for Android devices from Google Play - MB Ready
and for iOS devices from Apple app store - MB Ready

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.

Public events

None scheduled at this time

Manitoba Marathon 2026 - wrap-up

A big thank you to all of the amateur radio volunteers and local clubs who helped make the 2026 Marathon a success.

As part of our end-of-event process, we have collected written feedback from the volunteers who assisted with the marathon as well the comments made by those volunteers who attended the debrief session on Thursday June 25.

These findings are now part of the 2026 MB Marathon Final Report which is available in PDF format via the link below.