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...

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...

Officer Election Announcement 2019

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...

Call for Expressions of Interest for Governance Committee

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...

BC AdventureSmart Winter 2018-19 Season begins!

“Let the BC AdventureSmart Winter 2018-19 season begin!” With over 60 scheduled community events planned at BC ski hills, winter festivals and backcountry trail heads, in addition to over 36 presentations confirmed, the BC AdventureSmart crew have a...

BC AdventureSmart Winter 2018-19 Job Posting

AdventureSmart is a national outreach program, which started in BC 15 years ago, focusing on outdoor safety education designed to promote personal preparedness, encourage safe outdoor activities while concentrating on search & rescue prevention.  BC has over 1,700...