Prince Edward Radio Club

Distracted Driving in Canada update: Ontario has granted permanent two-way radio exemption for Amateurs For immediate release: https://www.rac.ca/ontario-has-gr...anted-permanent-two-way-r/ Distracted driving regulations continue to be an area of interest for many Canadian Radio Amateurs. These regulations are made and enforced by provincial governments and can vary considerably from province to province and over time. In Ontario, RAC Directors Allan Boyd, VE3AJB (Ontario North/East) and Phil McBride, VA3QR (Ontario South) have been working hard on this issue. We are pleased to announce that effective February 14, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has made permanent the exemption under Ontario Regulation 366/09 (Display Screens and Hand-Held Devices) of the Highway Traffic Act for hand-held two-way radios for commercial drivers and Amateur Radio operators. The official publication of the amendment to the regulations is available at the following links. English: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r20018 French: https://www.ontario.ca/fr/lois/reglement/r20018 Alan Griffin RAC MarCom Director

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Sad news to pass along. Art Sinclair VE3SQG / VA3TV passed way this afternoon. Art was a long time and active member of the club and past president. Out condolences to Betsy and family.

Our Canadian regulator takes action against wilful and malicious interference. https://wp.rac.ca/ised-canada-responds-to-petition-about-i/ On June 6, 2018, Mar...tin Bérubé of Louiseville, Quebec initiated a petition involving a radio station that was generating interference on purpose. The petition attracted 1,135 signatures and was presented to the House of Commons on January 30, 2019. The Government of Canada tabled the following response on March 18, 2019. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) was informed of the individual’s conduct in December 2015 by a group of Amateur Radio operators from Quebec. The individual was operating an Amateur Radio station without proper authorization and was known to insult, threaten and impersonate other Amateur operators. As the individual disregarded ISED’s written and verbal warnings, the department took action to enforce the Act. Due to repeated offences, ISED carried out three searches of the individual’s residences and issued seven notices of violation totalling $2,500 plus fees. On October 17, 2018, the individual was found guilty of these seven violations of subsection 4(1) of the Radiocommunication Act, pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the Act, by Justice of the Peace Annie Vanasse at the Trois-Rivières Courthouse. ISED also called upon a federal prosecutor to obtain an injunction against the individual. This injunction is currently at the interlocutory stage. ISED understands that the individual has not been heard on Amateur Radio since August 8, 2018. ISED is closely following this case. The text of the petition and the Government Response can be found at the following link: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details