Maple Leaf Prefix Awards Application




DEC 5 2010
Dear fellow radio amateurs,
 
Unfortunately, effective immediately, as of December 4, 2010 please do not apply for any plaques, shields, scrolls or trophies for the Maple Leaf Award and/or the Canadian Islands Award program.
 
There are a few problems that have brought this change about:
 
01. Canadian postal rates are very, very expensive.
 
02. Canadian registration is very, very expensive.
 
03. The exchange rate of the US dollar is almost at par with Canadian dollars.
 
04. The cost of the engraving and artwork has been going up over the last decade.
 
The combination of all these factors is making the awards very expensive to prepare and to send.
We take their preparation, packaging, and mailing seriously....More than 500 plaques, shields, trophies, and scrolls have been sent to deserving amateurs and SWLs in the past 3 decades.
 
Please QRX until we can solve the problem.
 
All paper awards are still available at the reasonable cost of $5.00 US or 5 Euros.
 
Thank you for your patience and understanding if you are affected by this policy change.
 
73 and good luck in working new prefixes or islands of Canada.
 
Garry V. Hammond, VE3XN
Maple Leaf Radio Society

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