When catastrophe calls, the unseen heroes of Vancouver Island’s last radio lifeline are ready (British Columbia)

Nestled across the many mountain peaks of Vancouver Island, an amateur radio system serves as a crucial communication link from Victoria all the way to Port Hardy.

For over 30 years, the Island Trunk System has served as a lifeline for those out of cell service and as a network for emergency communications in the event of a calamity.

It’s a series of radio repeaters that can carry the signal from a low-powered handheld device all the way across Vancouver Island.

Most might not see the benefit of such a system, especially when in this day and age everyone has a cell phone that can dial anyone, anywhere.

However, there’s a group of impassioned hobbyists who stand by the technology and boast its capabilities.

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