We are happy to announce that Deb Kitchener of Comox Valley SAR was acclaimed as the BCSARA Treasurer. Deb will take office at our AGM in June. Mario Levesque of Hope SAR was acclaimed in the by-election that was recently held for our Fraser Valley Region due to a vacancy in that region. Mario was …
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; developing on-line training for the awareness level, a provincial meeting of Swiftwater teams …
The following election results have been received from our Returning Officer. North-East Region – Greg Taylor North Island Region – Grant Cromer Sea to Sky Region – Sandra Riches All candidates in the 3 regions have been notified personally of the results by phone. Congratulations to the successful candidates and thank-you to those candidates who …
BCSARA is moving, effective April 1, 2014! After decades of a great relationship with the JIBC where our administration support, first Linda West and recently Sandra Riches have been included within their staff, we are striking out on our own. Since we learned a couple of months ago that a change had to happen we …
Representatives from Emergency Management B.C. (EMBC) and the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) are continuing discussions on the Alternative Funding Model for Search and Rescue in B.C. proposal. The model proposed is a major shift designed to provide adequate and sustainable funding to SAR volunteer groups, while reducing administrative workloads for volunteers and …
BCSARA is accepting applications for 6 Regional Director positions and 4 executive officer positions. Applications are due by Jan.31, 2014. 6 of the 12 regions and 4 of the 4 executive positions are open for running. All regions/positions listed below. North Island Region, Sea to Sky Region, Fraser Valley Region, Okanagan Similkameen Region, East Kootenays Region, …
Representatives from the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association and Emergency Management British Columbia met on December 19th to further discuss the alternative funding model proposal presented to the Minister of Justice. Clarification of the model and of issues faced by the Ground SAR volunteer community led to discussion on the steps for consideration to …
BC SAR crew heads to Australia to assist finding an Ontario man A BC search and rescue team is heading to Australia to help find a Brampton, Ontario man who went missing six months ago. The 18-member crew were specially picked by the missing man’s family for its skills and training. “Technical planning, scientific planning …
NEWS RELEASE Hope Search and Rescue Open House Hope Search and Rescue (HSAR) will be holding its annual Open House on Sunday December 8, from 1 PM to 4 PM, at the Search and Rescue building at 940 Fraser Avenue. SAR teams are typically called upon to assist Local Police and BC Ambulance at incidents …