The SAR Support Model

2015-09-29 | Press Release

The BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) has been working with the province, and other stakeholder groups on an ongoing support model including stable funding for SAR, capital projects, and SAR prevention (public education) for the past two years. The association...

Media Officer Training

2015-09-13 | Announcements

This past weekend, 12 members from across the province took part in a Media/Public Information Officer Workshop led by Jim Stanton and Drew Snider of Stanton Associates. Regional Directors from the East and West Kootenays, Thompson Okanagan, Okanagan Similikameen ,...

BCSARA Groups Celebrate 50 Years of Service

2015-09-09 | Update

BCSARA is proud to announce that two of our SAR Groups will be celebrating significant milestones for service to their communities and to the Province of British Columbia. Both North Shore Rescue (NSR) and Golden and District Search and Rescue (GADSAR) are...

Alternate Support Model update for SAR Members

2015-09-09 | Update

Attached is a narrated PowerPoint Presentation on the proposed ‘Alternative Support Model for SAR in B.C.’. The actual draft proposal, a Question and Answer sheet, and a template for a letter of support from SAR Groups is being distributed by email through the BCSARA...