W.A.R.C. Annual General Meeting – September 03, 2014
The Meeting was brought to order at 7:01 p.m. with President Kevin
(VE1 KEV) in the chair. Fifteen members were present.
Regrets: Jim (VE1 CHI); Mike (VE1 MWJ). The meeting was held in the Board Room of the
old Amherst Town Hall on Ratchford Street.
Minutes From Last AGM:
The minutes from the September 2013 Annual General Meeting were read aloud by the
Secretary.
Moved/seconded by Ron (VE1 BIC)/Peter (VE1 SM) that the minutes be approved. Motion
carried.
Business From Minutes:
Nothing to report.
Treasurer's Report:
Paul (VE9 TTT) will be presenting the latest Treasurer’s Report during the upcoming regular
September meeting.
President’s Report:
No report presented.
Nominating Committee Report:
No committee had been formed at the last regular meeting in May 2014.
It was moved/seconded by Pravin (VE9 PKV)/Glenn (VE1 GK) that the current Executive shall
remain in place. Motion carried.
After three calls, there being no further nominations, it was moved/seconded by Jim (VE1
AFH)/Bob (VE1 EDP) that nominations cease. Motion carried.
2014-2015 WARC Executive:
President – Kevin Burke (VE1 KEV)
Vice-President – Jon Gordon (VE1 JSG)
Secretary – Ron Bickle (VE1 BIC)
Treasurer – Paul Cant (VE9 TTT)
The Trustees and the Repeater Committee shall continue with no changes.
Trustees: Brad (VE1 ZX); Rick (VE9 RWS); Al (VE1 ZS).
Repeater Committee: Jim (VE1 AFH); Brad (VE1 ZX); Rick (VE9 RWS); Lorne (VE1 BXK).
The 2014-2015 WARC Directors shall consist of:
Jim (VE1 JBL); Mike (VE1 MY); Ron (VE1 BIC); Kevin (VE1 KEV); Brad (VE1 ZX); Rick
(VE9 RWS) Al (VE1 ZS) and Jim (VE1 AFH).
Peter (VE1 SM) will continue as Newsletter Editor, and Jim (VE1 CHI) will continue as
Webmaster for the next year.
Ron (VE1 BIC) will be on call as backup Webmaster.
New Business:
The dues for 2014-2015 were discussed. Club members agreed that the current dues structure
that went into effect in September 2012 to include a payment for RAC Insurance continues to
be acceptable.
$15.00 for a WARC member who is also a member of RAC.
$25.00 for non-RAC members.
$20.00 Family Membership – if ALL members are also members of RAC.
Additional $10.00 for membership in NSARA. ( $5.00 comes back to WARC ).
Brad (VE1 ZX) stated that there was not much we could do about the need to carry liability
insurance.
Pravin (VE9 PKV) asked that the dues structure be posted to the website.
It was moved/seconded by Jim (VE1 AFH)/Bob (VE1 EDP) that the dues structure remain the
same. Motion carried.
Motion to Adjourn:
Adjournment: at 7:16 p.m.
Ron Bickle (VE1 BIC) Secretary.
W.A.R.C. REGULAR MEETING – September 03, 2014.
The Meeting was brought to order at 7:01 p.m. with President Kevin
(VE1 KEV) in the chair. Fifteen members were present.
Regrets: Jim (VE1 CHI); Mike (VE1 MWJ). The meeting was held in the Board Room of the
old Amherst Town Hall on Ratchford Street.
Minutes From Last AGM:
The minutes from the September 2013 Annual General Meeting were read aloud by the
Secretary.
Moved/seconded by Ron (VE1 BIC)/Peter (VE1 SM) that the minutes be approved. Motion
carried.
Business From Minutes:
Nothing to report.
Treasurer's Report:
Paul (VE9 TTT) will be presenting the latest Treasurer’s Report during the upcoming regular
September meeting.
President’s Report:
No report presented.
Nominating Committee Report:
No committee had been formed at the last regular meeting in May 2014.
It was moved/seconded by Pravin (VE9 PKV)/Glenn (VE1 GK) that the current Executive shall
remain in place. Motion carried.
After three calls, there being no further nominations, it was moved/seconded by Jim (VE1
AFH)/Bob (VE1 EDP) that nominations cease. Motion carried.
2014-2015 WARC Executive:
President – Kevin Burke (VE1 KEV)
Vice-President – Mike (VE1 XDT)
Secretary – Ron Bickle (VE1 BIC)
Treasurer – Paul Cant (VE9 TTT)
The Trustees and the Repeater Committee shall continue with no changes.
Trustees: Brad (VE1 ZX); Rick (VE9 RWS); Al (VE1 ZS).
Repeater Committee: Jim (VE1 AFH); Brad (VE1 ZX); Rick (VE9 RWS); Lorne (VE1 BXK).
The 2014-2015 WARC Directors shall consist of:
Jim (VE1 JBL); Mike (VE1 MY); Ron (VE1 BIC); Kevin (VE1 KEV); Brad (VE1 ZX); Rick
(VE9 RWS) Al (VE1 ZS) and Jim (VE1 AFH).
Peter (VE1 SM) will continue as Newsletter Editor, and Jim (VE1 CHI) will continue as
Webmaster for the next year.
Ron (VE1 BIC) will be on call as backup Webmaster.
New Business:
The dues for 2014-2015 were discussed. Club members agreed that the current dues structure
that went into effect in September 2012 to include a payment for RAC Insurance continues to
be acceptable.
$15.00 for a WARC member who is also a member of RAC.
$25.00 for non-RAC members.
$20.00 Family Membership – if ALL members are also members of RAC.
Additional $10.00 for membership in NSARA. ( $5.00 comes back to WARC ).
Brad (VE1 ZX) stated that there was not much we could do about the need to carry liability
insurance.
Pravin (VE9 PKV) asked that the dues structure be posted to the website.
It was moved/seconded by Jim (VE1 AFH)/Bob (VE1 EDP) that the dues structure remain the
same. Motion carried.
Motion to Adjourn:
Adjournment: at 7:16 p.m.
Ron Bickle (VE1 BIC) Secretary.
Notes
Brunch – Our September brunch was held at Patterson’s Restaurant in Sackville, N.B.on the
13th at the regular time of 11:00 am. The weather was good and we had a good turn-out with
20 people present.
Our next brunch will take place on October 25th at the Parkview Restaurant in Oxford, N.S. at
the regular time of 11:00 am. The date is a bit late, but because of Thanksgiving Day
weekend and the Greenwood Flea Market, the date had to be shifted.
Exercise Handshake – Exercise Handshake will take place from home, because of the
renovations taking place at the E. D. Fullerton Bldg. and will take place on September 30th at
the regular time of 7:00 pm. Hopefully, we will have enough volunteers to cover all modes,
and bands required.
W.A.R.C. Meeting – Our meetings will be again, held at the Old Town Hall bldg. located at 5
Ratchford St. in Amherst at the regular time of 7:00 pm on October 1st.
Please remember to renew your club membership as soon as possible.
Birthdays
Oct. 1 – Pravin Varma, VE9PKV
2 – Lou Garrett, VE1JLG
18 – Nelson Estabrooks, VE9NEL
22 – Brad Ross, VE1ZX
27 – Ron Bickle, VE1BIC
28 – Treva Hebb
31 – Michael Milner, VE1OCT
31 – Crystal Wallis, VE1XTL
Nov. 9 – Vivian Sullivan
12 – John Haley, VE1JCH
17 – Laural Ireland
18 – Ruth Anderson
19 – Jim Milner, VE1VIA
19 – Indu Varma
26 – Terry McGee
28 – Beverley Tremblay
Anniversaries
Oct. 2 – Rob Ireland, VE9KM & Laural – 1982
15 – Brad Ross, VE1ZX & Abbie, VE1BFB – 1965
24 – Al Christie, VE1ZS & Mary – 1955
Nov. 27 – John Haley, VE1JCH & Faye – 1970
Kitchen Korner
Upcoming Events
Sept. 30 – Exercise Handshake – from home – 7:00 pm
Oct. 1 – W.A.R.C. meeting – Old Town Hall, 5 Ratchford St., Amherst – 7:00 pm
18 – Greenwood F M –
25 – Exercise Handshake – 7:00 pm
28 – Brunch – Parkview Restaurant – Exit 6, Oxford, N.S. – 11:00 am
Nov. 5 – W.A.R.C. meeting – location ? – 7:00 pm.
Funny Stuff
A Subway Drop
The Manhattan Commuter train was packed. Suddenly there was a jingle on the floor. Most
necks were craned. One elderly gentleman, however, bent down and picked something up. He
then asked, "Did anyone drop a half dollar?"
"I did," answered three men at once.
"Well," said the elderly gent with a smile, "here's a dime of it."
Back Seat
A woman was driving her old beat up car on the Highway with her 7 yr. old son, Little Johnny.
She tried to keep up with traffic but they were flying by her. After getting caught in a large
group of car's flying down the road she looked at her speedometer to see she was doing 15 miles
over the speed limit.
Slowing down, she moved over to the side and got out of the clump that soon left her behind.
She looked up and saw the flashing lights of a police car. Pulling over she waited for the officer
to come up to her car.
As he did he said, "Ma'am do you know why I pulled you over?"
Little Johnny piped up from the back seat, "I do! Because you couldn't catch the other cars!"
A Dictionary of Project Terms
Project slightly behind original schedule due to unforeseen difficulties-- We got so sick of
working on this that we decided to do something else.
Major Technological Breakthrough--Back to the drawing board.
Developed after years of intensive research--It was discovered by accident.
Customer satisfaction is believed assured--We are so far behind schedule that the customer will
be happy to get anything at all from us.
The design will be finalized in the next reporting period--We haven't started this job yet, but
we've got to say something.
Test results were extremely gratifying--It works, and are we surprised.
Extensive effort is being applied on a fresh approach to the problem--We just hired three new
guys; we'll let them kick it around for a while.
Preliminary operational tests are inconclusive--The darn thing blew up when we threw the
switch.
The entire concept will have to be abandoned--The only guy who understood the thing quit.
Modifications are under way to correct certain minor difficulties--We threw the whole thing out
and are starting from scratch.
Sad Note
On Sept. 14, Susan Hill passed away after a brief illness of pancreatic cancer. She was the
daughter of Avard (Al), VE1ZS & Mary Christie.
Her funeral took place at Campbell’s Funeral Home on the 18th at 11:00 am.
Our sympathy goes out to the Christie Family from all members of The Westcumb Amateur
Radio Club.
Dues Mail-In Form
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To offset the cost of our club’s insurance policy with R.A.C. our dues will increase by
$10.00 for non R.A.C. members.
Single membership/R.A.C. member - $15.00
Single membership/non R.A.C. member - $25.00
Family Membership/R.A.C. members - $20.00
Family Membership/Non R.A.C. members – add $10.00 each
Amount Enclosed: $__________
N.S.A.R.A. – The N.S.A.R.A. dues can be added to the W.A.R.C. dues. If “yes” is checked above, then
Add $10.00 to the total in the amount enclosed space. When membership is paid through our club
($10.00) - $5.00 goes to N.S.A.R.A. and our club retains the other half.
Please send this completed form along with your check to:
Paul Cant, VE9TTT
13 Fawcette Ave.
Sackville, N.B.
E4L 3X3
For information about joining Radio Amateurs of Canada (R.A.C.), go to www.rac.ca or
Email [email protected] You can also write to:
Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Rd., Suite 217
Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5