Continuing the “Strengthening the GSAR Role In Canada” project supported by Public Safety Canada, the National Search and Rescue Secretariat and the New Initiatives Fund. SARVAC will be hosting the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association at the RCMP Pacific Region Training Centre located in Chilliwack, BC.
Approximately 150 attendees from BCSARA and EMBC will take part in a variety of program/policy updates and presentations.
The agenda includes:
- SARVAC Update
- AdventureSmart
- CSA National SAR Standards Project
- BC Alternative Support Model
- Operational Needs Analysis NIF
- Rope Rescue NIF Update
- Algoma SAR Insurance Program
- GSAR Guideline Development
- British Columbia Search and Rescue Memorial Update
- Board Governance presentation
- Missing Children Society of Canada
- Volunteer Motivation and Retention Presentation
- BCSARA Website and Smartphone Apps
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre – Victoria
- PEP Air
- BC Coroner Service
- BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
- BC/Alberta Cave Rescue
- BC SAR Dog Association
- BC Tracking Association
- BCSARA Critical Incident Stress Management Program
- EMBC Policy Updates
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Presentations from the weekend have now been posted:
BCSARA volunteer motivation and retention Survey
British Columbia – SARVAC Slideshow