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BCSARA Successful with NSS NIF Funding Project

13/05/2013 by Colin Wiebe in Announcements, Update · Tagged With: Funding, NIF · Add Comment
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The BCSARA Board is pleased to announce funding has been approved for a 2 year project under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF). The Ground Search and Rescue response assessment and decision making support project will develop and supply field usable assessment tools, training, and safety promotional materials [...]
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SARScene Update

12/05/2013 by Colin Wiebe in Update · Tagged With: SARScene · 1 Comment
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We’ve received a few inquiries for details about the National SAR Secretariat’s SARScene national SAR conference being co-hosted by BCSARA.  We are told that the funding request is with Defence Minster MacKay and will hopefully be approved soon. We are tentatively planning for October 18-21 in Kelowna and [...]
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Help Support Powell River SAR

25/04/2013 by Colin Wiebe in SAR Groups, Update · Tagged With: Fundraising, Powell River · Add Comment
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Powell River Search and Rescue have partnered with First Credit Union & Insurance to help them raise funds for a new rescue vehicle. If you “like” the credit union page, the will donate $5 to Powell River SAR. https://www.facebook.com/firstcugroup
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National Volunteer Week

22/04/2013 by Site Administrator in Update · Tagged With: volunteers · Add Comment
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April 21 to 27 is National Volunteer Week in Canada. BCSARA would like to recognize the dedication of the approximately 2500 SAR volunteers serving in  groups in communities throughout British Columbia. These dedicated people performed over 1200 tasks (searches or rescues) for over 1600 lost or injured individuals in 2012/2013. Their [...]
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Introduction to SAR in BC Online Course

13/03/2013 by Site Administrator in Announcements · Tagged With: Training · Add Comment
Don Bindon President of BCSARA and Jeff Cornell Program Manager Emergency Management Division signing agreement
The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) is pleased to announce that in cooperation with the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) a ‘Introduction to Search and Rescue in British Columbia Course’ will be available on-line to all SAR volunteers and agency staff without fee effective April 01, 2013. A link to [...]
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Whistler SAR Helicopter problem

13/03/2013 by Site Administrator in SAR Groups, Update · Tagged With: helicopter, news · 6 Comments
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Whistler SAR Can’t land a single engine helicopter at the medical clinic in Whistler. Instead they have to fly to the heliport, transfer to an ambulance, and drive the patient to the clinic. This editorial in the local Whistler newspaper, the Pique, provides more detail on the issue. In cases where the [...]
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BCSARA Seeks Members for Fundraising and Public Relations

25/02/2013 by Site Administrator in Announcements · · Add Comment
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The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) is seeking representation from the Search and Rescue and business community in British Columbia and invite individuals to submit an Expression of Interest as outlined below. The newly created Fundraising and Public Relations Committee will be made up of Search and Rescue volunteers and representatives from the business [...]
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