Hey, weather watchers!  Dust off those snow boards, metre sticks and thermometers, because the IRG Weather Net will start for the 2025-2026 season on Monday, November 3, 2025, and run every morning at 7:30 a.m. Atlantic Time. Net control will be shared by Rick VE9MTB and Scott VE1CSA.  They will gather your local observations and send them off to Environment and Climate Change Canada.  ECCC uses the reports to fine tune their predictions and issue alerts in severe weather conditions.  The reports are also used by other agencies such as River Watch and news media.

This is a reminder that the fall meeting of the International Repeater Group (IRG) has been set for:

Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to once again present both the Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course and the Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course. The Basic course begins on Thursday, September 18 and the Advanced course begins on Sunday, September 7. Please see the course information provided below.

CANWARN involves an active group of people that spot and report on severe weather. It was originally formed as a network of weather-trained ham radio operators across Ontario, and has since spread to Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and into Atlantic Canada. The network now includes a growing team of other formally trained severe-weather spotters, from members of the Canadian Red Cross to government and provincial park staff.

With June 1 being the official start of the hurricane season, The Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) provided a media update on the upcoming season.  Included in the May 23 presentation is meteorologist Bob Robichaud (VE1MBR) with Enviroment and Climate Change Canada at the CHC.  This is a link to the video presentation in both official languages (run time about 45 minutes). 

The International Repeater Group held its annual general meeting in Doaktown on Sunday, April 27.  In addition to discussing repeater updates, regular nets and other items, election was held for officers.

The IRG Weather Net held its last daily net for the 2021-2022 season on Friday, April 11.  Since November 4,  observers contributed an estimated 23,000 items of data to help Environment Canada, N.B. River Watch, and other agencies in their forecasting. 

Friends of Murry Brown (VE9MB) are saddened by his recent passing on March 2, 2025. 

Murry was instrumental in his role at Radio Branch of the N.B. Department of Transportation (now RadComm at NB-DTI) in working with the IRG to establish the linked radio system now used by radio amateurs.