I hope everyone has had a good summer. As we move into the fall, our focus is on training and practice opportunities to help members get hands-on with skills and experience they need to be able to support their local neighbourhood. Our local radio coffee meetups are a great way to build connections with other VECTOR members in your neighbourhood. We hope those neighbourhood groups can help with regularly testing and exercising radio kits in nearby community centres.

Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. An enormous thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to support the Summer Lights in English Bay and Vancouver Pride Parade!

Thank you to everyone who came to Field Day last weekend in Queen Elizabeth Park! It was great to see so many familiar faces, and welcome some new members. Special thanks to everyone involved in the setup, take-down, and food support for the event.

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VECTOR News

• June Members’ Meeting - Wednesday, June 3^rd, at 18:30

  The June members’ meeting will take place on Wednesday at 18:30 in the E-Comm Media Room. You get to meet others and learn more about work going on in the radio room when you come in, but you can also join remotely on Zoom.

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The first week of May is Emergency Preparedness Week and serves as a reminder to review emergency plans with your family, double check everything in your emergency kit, and familiarize yourself with what to do in an emergency. The provincial theme this year is “In it Together” focusing on resilience through community connections.

Hope everyone has a chance to enjoy the cherry blossom season and the upcoming long weekend. Thank you to all the VECTOR volunteers who joined us on a sunny Saturday for our March Community Centre exercise.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Chinatown Spring Festival last weekend and to our bowling social.

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

VECTOR News

• February Members’ Meeting - Wednesday, February 4^th, at 18:30

  The February members’ meeting will take place on Wednesday at 18:30 in the E-Comm Media Room. We encourage in-person participation, but you can also join remotely on Zoom.

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Family Day Weekend 2026

A small crew of VECTOR members will be filling in for a local ham at the Our Global Village event on the Family Day Weekend at the Old Hastings Mill Store Museum. The museum is running a community event on February 14 and 15 to celebrate our shared planet and how easy it has become to be in touch.

Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM in December, it was great to see so many faces! Special thanks to Anthony VE7XAK for serving 5+ years as treasurer, and to Mike VA7AZF for stepping up to take on the role going forward.