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 regular Winnipeg ARES meeting will be held on - Tuesday October 20, 2026 - at 7pm local time. This 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 October meeting is a Winnipeg ARES members-only & in-person only meeting, please bring your ARES photo-identification cards.

Krystle Hamilton from the City of Winnipeg Office of Emergency Management is scheduled to present on the City of Winnipeg's Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment process and its' outcomes

Mark your calendars - Future meetings

- Tuesday November 17, 2026 - Winnipeg ARES Annual General Meeting (Business Meeting)

- 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.