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SUMMARY:Canadian Ski Marathon 2026 - Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Get involved at The Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM) 2025 – Feb 7-8\, 2026!\nThe CSM is great opportunity to keep your skills current and operate in a winter environment. \n The event needs the skills and knowledge of ham operators to run a controlled net for logistics support during this live event with unpredictable traffic. The CSM uses commercial digital radios for health\, safety\, and logistics traffic. 2m ham radio is used as a backup\, when equipment or environmental factors make the commercial rigs difficult or impossible to use\, and for some volunteers who will not have commercial rigs available. Read below for some basic information. \nFor more detailed information and to sign up\, click here: \n\nEnglish:  https://hambone.ca/csm\nFrench:    https://hambone.ca/mcs\n\n Amateur Radio operators are needed to pass traffic relating to checkpoint supply levels\, expected numbers of skiers\, skier transport\, skier extractions\, start and end times for the checkpoints\, chip-and-loop concerns\, and the all-important count of hotdog buns!  \nRadio operators are needed for:\n\n\nnet control – located near Montebello – net controllers MUST be bilingual\n\ncheckpoints – spread along the route – being bilingual is helpful but not necessary\n\n\nThe CSM needs people who are skilled at operating on a controlled net. Those are ham skills!\n\nPlease reserve February 07-08\, 2026 on your calendar. You can volunteer for one or both days.  It’s a great opportunity to learn how to operate at a community event in an outdoor environment\, to connect with fellow Amateur Radio operators\, and to get some fresh air! \nFor more detailed information and to sign up\, click here: \n\nEnglish:  https://hambone.ca/csm\nFrench:    https://hambone.ca/mcs\n\nBackground information on te Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM)  \nThe CSM is North America’s longest and oldest Nordic ski tour. Unlike most ski events\, there are no winners or losers : it is not a race. Each skier can select his/her own level of challenge and can ski as little as 12 km or up to the maximum of 160 km over the weekend. The CSM is a two-day\, 160 kilometer ski event that is divided into 5 sections each day\, with an average of 16 kms per section. There are feed stations\, first aid and toilets available at the end of each section\, as well as shuttle buses that run between accommodation and checkpoints throughout each day. Learn more about the CSM.
URL:https://oarc.net/activity/canadian-ski-marathon-2026-community-event/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Community Event
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SUMMARY:MS Bike 2025 - Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Get involved in providing radio-communications support to MS Bike 2025 – Ottawa to Cornwall!\nOperators are needed to be Amateur Radio safety checkpoints and net control.  Nicole\, VE3GIQ\, (psevents@ovmrc.ca) is organising the ham radio aspects and looking for volunteers. \nThe money raised by participants ensures that people affected by MS receive quality access and support that they need in whichever community they live. Learn more about MS Bike – Ottawa to Cornwall. \n 
URL:https://oarc.net/activity/ms-bike-community-event-2025/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Community Event
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SUMMARY:RAC Canada Day Contest 2025
DESCRIPTION:RAC Canada Day Contest on Tuesday  July 1\, 2025 –  0000 UTC to 2359 UTC \nEach year on July 1st\, the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation\, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the RAC Canada Day Contest and Amateurs all over the world are invited to Canada’s Birthday Party on the air. \nRead more about the RAC Contest Rules for Canada Day 2025.
URL:https://oarc.net/activity/rac-canada-day-contest-2025/
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SUMMARY:Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2025 - Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Get involved in providing radio-communications support to the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2025!\nAmateur Radio operators are needed at fixed and mobile stations for one or both days of this two-day community event. \n\n\n\nVolunteer to help out. Send an email to Richard VE3UNW at hagemeister@gmail.com. For more information\, visit this website. \n\n\n\nThe Ottawa Bicycle Club’s Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) is one of the country’s longest-running cycling events. This two-day ride goes from Ottawa\, through picturesque towns and villages along the Rideau Lakes waterway\, to Kingston on the shores of Lake Ontario.
URL:https://oarc.net/activity/rideau-lakes-cycle-tour-2025-community-event/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Community Event
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SUMMARY:CN Cycle for CHEO 2025 - Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Get involved in providing radio-communications support for the annual CN Cycle for CHEO\nAmateur radio operators are needed for some bicycle mobiles\, some walking mobiles\, some fixed stations along the route\, and a few people for the command post. \nTo volunteer to get involved\, send an email to Richard VE3UNW at hagemeister@gmail.com. For more information\, visit this website. \nNow in its 18th year\, the CN Cycle for CHEO features 15 km\, 35 km\, 70 km or 100 km cycling routes\, along with two km and five km walking routes for people of all ages. In 2024\, the event saw over 7\,000 participants and raised over $2.1 million raised for childhood cancer research and care.  Learn more about CN Cycle for CHEO.
URL:https://oarc.net/activity/cn-cycle-for-cheo-2025-community-event/
LOCATION:Canadian War Museum\, 1 Vimy Place\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1A 0M8\, Canada
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