Strengthening the Ground SAR Role in Canada

This weekend, Ground SAR Groups from the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) will have an opportunity to meet in Chilliwack as a part of a SARVAC project funded by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat New Initiatives Funding entitled: “Strengthening the Ground Search and Rescue Role in Canada”. To date this project has hosted similar provincial workshops in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Yukon and Saskatchewan, with others coming up in Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba.

The goal of this project is to bring SAR volunteers together in a multi faceted training environment to encourage team building, strengthen relationships and establish new ones.

Many thanks to BCSARA for partnering with SARVAC by providing funding to support travel to this workshop.

The program will include:

SARVAC BC Workshop

Feb 5-7

Chilliwack

Friday

1900 – Welcome BBQ – PRTC

Saturday

0700-0830 Breakfast

0830-0930 Opening Remarks

SARVAC State of the Union

BC Gov’t Funding Announcement