Implementation of new Swiftwater standards Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund Project Final Report
“The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association is extremely pleased to receive this additional funding on behalf of the 80 groups and 2,500 volunteers across the province”
MEDIA RELEASE North Shore Rescue Legal Action March 16, 2017 Media enquiries: media@bcsara.com www.bcsara.com In recent days, the issue of donating to search and rescue groups has come to light and commanded a lot of public and media attention. One of our member groups, North Shore Rescue, has filed a law suit against an …
AdventureSmart is a national outreach program focusing on outdoor safety education designed to promote personal preparedness, encourage safe outdoor activities and lifestyles concentrating on search & rescue prevention. The BC AdventureSmart Teams will be working closely with the BC Search & Rescue Association, the 80 SAR groups and 2500 volunteer members increasing awareness to help reduce …
With the support provided by the Province of BC with last year’s $10 million grant BCSARA was able to partner with the Lifesaving Society to run two teams of presenters for the AdventureSmart program. The teams, based in Vancouver and Kelowna, were able to make over 11,500 contacts as they spread the word of SAR …