2019-06-10 | Announcements
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...
2019-03-27 | AdventureSmart
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...
2019-03-23 | CISM, Press Release
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...
2019-03-18 | AdventureSmart, Reports
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...
2019-02-12 | Announcements
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2019-02-08 | AdventureSmart, Press Release
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...
2019-02-03 | Announcements
The nomination period for BCSARA’s 2019 election of two Executive positions, President and Treasurer, has now closed. In my capacity as BCSARA’s Elections Officer, I hereby declare an election of President and Treasurer, as follows: President: Wendy Hetherington Chris...
2019-01-28 | Announcements
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST for a BCSARA “Governance” Committee As you have seen from the recent updates, the Alternate Support Model (“ASM”) consultants report is now being considered by government. Although we cannot be sure of what the details of the final...
2019-01-28 | Announcements
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