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...

2019 Director Election Announcement

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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...

BC AdventureSmart Summer 2018 Final Report

It’s a wrap for the Summer 2018 – BC AdventureSmart Teams and what a season it’s been. The season consisted of 16 full weeks of provincial travel, targeted curriculum development and delivery, media outreach, partnership collaboration, increased...

Search and Rescue Prevention – BC Day Long Weekend

“BC has over 1700 search & rescue incidents each year and we need you to help us bring that number down.” The “BC Day Long Weekend” is all about hiking, biking, camping & boating. Incidentally, mishaps occur that are preventable. Before every adventure: Leave...

Search and Rescue Prevention Canada Day Long Weekend

Long weekends are the busiest for the 2500 BC Search & Rescue Volunteers who respond to over 1600 incidents every year. The Canada Day Long Weekend is all about celebrating our country with family and friends by hiking, biking, paddling, camping & boating,...

BCSARA Social Media Project

Calling all search and rescue groups, BCSARA is looking for videos of your group in action to be featured on the BCSARA social media platforms! BCSARA is looking to increase marketing and awareness of your group through content on our YouTube channel and other social...

Search and Rescue Prevention: May Long Weekend

Date:           May 19 – 21, 2018 Contact:     Sandra Riches, BC AdventureSmart Coordinator bccoordinator@adventuresmart.ca 604.671.2241 Long weekends are the busiest for the 2500 BC Search & Rescue Volunteers who respond to over 1600 incidents every year. The...