SAR Prevention: BC Day Long Weekend 2019

MEDIA RELEASE – BC AdventureSmart Ask yourself, “what if ?” BC Day Long Weekend Public Safety Announcement Date:         August 2 – 5, 2019 Contact:     Sandra Riches, Executive Director & BC Coordinator / BC AdventureSmart...

SAR Prevention Indigenous Engagement Project

“BCSARA is pleased to announce that the Project Management contract for the Search and Rescue Prevention Indigenous Engagement project has been awarded to 2 Badgers Consulting Inc of Westbank, British Columbia.” Neil Brewer, Project Lead, BCSARA “We truly...

Outdoor preparedness on the Canada Day Long Weekend

MEDIA RELEASE “Outdoor Recreation Safety & Personal Preparedness” Canada Day Long Weekend Date:          June 28 – July 1, 2018 Contact:     Sandra Riches, Executive Director & BC Coordinator / BC AdventureSmart...

Project Manager: Search and Rescue Prevention Indigenous Engagement

Update: please note deadline for this position has been extended, the new deadline is 16:30 on July 5th , 2019 The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) has been successful in a SAR New Initiatives Fund (NIF) proposal titled Search and Rescue...

BC AdventureSmart Summer 2019 Job Posting

BC AdventureSmart is seeking outreach educators in Vancouver and Kelowna for the Summer 2019 season. See the attached PDF below for the job postings including required skills, duties and application process. AdventureSmart is a national, non-profit awareness program...

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...

AdventureSmart 2018/19 Winter Report

The BC AdventureSmart Teams reached 10,249 people face-to-face between November 5, 2018 – February 20, 2019 . 15,710 kms travelled. 10/12 BC SAR regions travelled to. 25/80 SAR groups connected with. 322 volunteer presenters/ambassadors currently in BC. 63 new...

Announcement of election of Treasurer by Acclamation

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AdventureSmart Trip Planning App released

AdventureSmart and SARVAC (Canada’s national Volunteer SAR Agency) have released the AdventureSmart Trip Planning App. Available on Google Play, Apple App Store and via the web, the app offers the ability to create a structured trip plan with prompts for best...