[BCVHFA] Fwd: ARLX012 RAC Announces New Ontario Section Boundaries, Abbreviations

[Carl Morgan]

>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:20:51 -0400 (EDT)
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>SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX012
>ARLX012 RAC Announces New Ontario Section Boundaries, Abbreviations
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>QST de W1AW
>Special Bulletin 12  ARLX012
> From ARRL Headquarters
>Newington CT  August 14, 2012
>To all radio amateurs
>
>SB SPCL ARL ARLX012
>ARLX012 RAC Announces New Ontario Section Boundaries, Abbreviations
>
>In March 2012, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced that it
>would split its Ontario Section into four new Sections "to create a
>management model that better communicates with, and represents the
>interests of, the overall Ontario amateur population." The new
>Section boundaries go into effect as of September 1, 2012.
>
>On August 8, RAC Chief Field Services Officer Doug Mercer,
>VO1DTM/VO1DM, announced the new Section boundaries, names and
>abbreviations:
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>Ontario North (ONN):  All of Northwest Ontario, including Manitoulin
>Island, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Killarney, the
>cities of Greater Sudbury and North Bay and Nipissing District.
>
>Ontario East (ONE):  Algonquin Park, Renfrew, Hastings, Prince
>Edward, Haliburton, Peterborough and Northhumberland Counties, and
>the cities and counties to the east.
>
>Greater Toronto Area (GTA):  The City of Toronto and the Regions of
>Halton (including the City of Burlington), Peel, York and Durham.
>
>Ontario South (ONS):  Parry Sound District, the counties of Simcoe,
>Grey, Bruce, Dufferin, Wellington, the City of Hamilton, the Region
>of Niagara and the remainder of Southwestern Ontario.
>
>"I am also thrilled to advise that all four Section Manager
>positions have been filled," Mercer said. "I will circulate a formal
>introduction in the weeks to come."
>
>This new change will affect ARRL contests and Field Day.  Details
>may be found on the web at,
>http://www.arrl.org/news/rac-announces-new-ontario-section-boundaries-abbreviations.
>
>According to Mercer, several vendors of logging and contest software
>have also announced changes, but some will not be effective until
>January 2013.  He advises to verify with the vendor well in advance
>of the upcoming contests.
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