RaftEx 2014

2014-05-28 | Update

The West Kootenay Regional Swiftwater Team had an interesting idea. Let’s invite all the SAR and Fire/Rescue teams in the southeast and south Okanagan who have rafts and cat-a-rafts to set up a rafting weekend to build skills and relationships. The emails went out and...

BCSARA Promotional Video

2014-05-20 | Announcements

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association is pleased to reveal our first promotional video.  The video is a short indication to the viewer of what our SAR Groups provide around the province.  It was taken from video clips collected during the filming of the...

BC Tracking Association Upcoming Courses

2014-05-20 | Announcements

The British Columbia Tracking Association has been busy this spring with three very successful courses completed and three more coming up in the next few weeks open to current SAR Members belonging to a recognized BC SAR Group. Terrace – May 30 to June 1st...

Northeast Meets Northwest: SAR Beyond Hope

2014-05-12 | CISM

For the first time in nearly 20 years, teams from across northern British Columbia met together to train and network at the BCSARA sponsored Conference titled: “Northeast meets Northwest: SAR beyond Hope: from May 2-4, 2014. Organized by two BCSARA directors...

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...

How Did Your Kids Spend Spring Break?

2014-04-19 | Update

The first SAR Academy is now complete. 10 registered student candidates were successful in achieving their GSAR certification, their WSBC level 1 First aid, CPR C and their Transport Endorsement over the 160 + hours devoted over the past two weeks of Spring Break. The...

Executive Election Results Announced

2014-04-15 | Update

Monday April 14 was election day for the BCSARA Executive Officers with Regional Directors and Agency Representatives voting on candidates for President, Vice-President and Secretary. The following people were elected and will take office at the BCSARA Annual General...

EMBC Announces SAR Members to be Recognized

2014-04-15 | Update

Please join us in congratulating two well deserving BC SAR Volunteers on being recognized by our Provincial Government with the 2014 Public Safety Lifeline Awards.  These will be awarded officially in May to Jack Bryceland of Chilliwack SAR for contributions to SAR...

National Volunteer Week

2014-04-10 | Update

April 6-12 is recognized nationally as “Volunteer Week” in Canada and the BCSARA wants to extend our deepest appreciation to the roughly 2500 SAR Volunteers on the 80+ SAR Groups in British Columbia.  Each of our members provide a significant part towards...

Treasurer-Elect and Fraser Valley Regional Director Announced

2014-03-21 | Update

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...