Congratulations to John Schouten, VE7TI, who has been inducted into the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame for 2024. John was a founding member of the Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization, where he has also been a director. He has also served as the local emergency coordinator for Radio Amateurs of Canada for Vancouver. Over the years, John has been regional amateur radio representative and local municipal amateur coordinator for the British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program. He is active with the Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio group and Surrey Amateur Radio Communications, where he serves as director and developer of its course for the Basic amateur radio exam. He is also editor of the club's newsletter, The Communicator.
The hall of fame honor was also given posthumously to Adam Farson, VA7OJ, who became a Silent Key in March of 2024. A winner of the Technical Achievement Award at Hamvention in 2022, Adam's wisdom and expertise was much sought after on a wide range of HF transceivers and amplifiers. The retired telecomm engineer was a longtime member of the North Shore Amateur Radio Club.