Comments on the Provincial Funding Announcement

2019-03-25 | Update

[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...

Swiftwater NIF Final Report

2017-03-29 | Reports

With funding from the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (NIF), and in cooperation with Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC) through the Search and Rescue Joint Health and Safety Committee and the Swiftwater Task Force, BCSARA provided equipment and...

Call for Proposals – SAR NIF 2015-2016

2014-05-10 | Announcements

Search and Rescue New Initiatives Call For Proposals 2015-2016 Emergency Management BC (EMBC) and the BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) will be submitting applications to the National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS) New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF) for...

BCSARA Successfully Awarded Swiftwater Rescue based NIF Grant

2014-03-19 | Update

BCSARA is very pleased to announce that approval has been received for funding under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR-NIF) for implementing new standards for Swiftwater rescue in the province. This 2 year $722,000 project starts April 1st and includes;...

BCSARA and EMBC Submit Applications for NIF Grants

2013-08-30 | Update

The BC Search and Rescue Association and Emergency Management BC have each submitted significant project proposals to the National SAR Secretariat’s  New Initiatives Funding Program (NIF).  The projects were developed after considerable collaboration with the...