Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Upcoming Events...

Scouts Canada Wilderness Challenge

Winnipeg ARES is still looking for a few more amateur radio volunteers to assist with the Scouts Canada Wilderness Challenge which takes place on Saturday 03 OCT 2026 - time approx. 0800-1630h.

The event is held at Scouts Canada Camp Amisk, located at 4349 Waverley Street, Winnipeg which is 3 km south of the Perimeter Highway - located right across from La Barriere Park. Camp Amisk is a wilderness camp, and as such, the restroom facilities are outhouses and there are no ammenities such as running water on the site, so be prepared to bring in any supplies required for the day. A list of recommended equipment will be distributed prior to the event.

The Wilderness Challenge event is a skills challenge and teamwork event - teams of youth proceed through a course of stations (towns) and participate in various activities that are planned at each site.
The role of amateur radio is to provide communications between the sites and the scouts on site HQ for logistics and organizational matters, to coordinate movements of missing site supplies, first aid requests etc.

As with all scouting events, amateur radio volunteers will also be required to review and sign a Scouts Canada Code of Conduct form prior to the start of the event.

If you are an amateur radio operator and interested in helping out at this event, please contact our event coordinator: Dick VE4HK.