Comments on the Provincial Funding Announcement

[framed_box bgColor=”rgba(142,197,154,1)” rounded=”true”]On Saturday March 23 2019 the Province of BC announced the largest funding grant to the 80 recognized ground search and rescues groups in BC.  BCSARA President Chris Kelly and...
Provincial Funding Announcement

Provincial Funding Announcement

The entire Ground Search and Rescue community in British Columbia is delighted with the Province’s announcement of $18.6 million to fund the 80 recognized GSAR groups across BC. This will provide 3 years of stable funding to the 80 groups and begin to implement the...

Call for Expressions of Interest for Governance Committee

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST for a BCSARA “Governance” Committee As you have seen from the recent updates, the Alternate Support Model (“ASM”) consultants report is now being considered by government. Although we cannot be sure of what the details of the final...

$5 Million Funding Announcement for GSAR

On Sunday March 26 2017, the province of BC announced a one-time $5 million announcement for the 80 recognized ground search and rescue groups across the province. Chris Kelly, President of BCSARA, stated following the announcement of the $5 million, “The British...
Update on Announced Funding for SAR in BC

Update on Announced Funding for SAR in BC

On January 27, 2016 the Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness, Naomi Yamamoto, announced that the provincial government would be providing $10-million in one-time funding to help bolster training, administrative support and equipment renewals for Ground Search...