[SaraHap] SARA Happenings April 2005
Christopher Hoare
choare@telus.net
Sat Apr 16 07:15:28 2005
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Hi All:
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<p> This is our regular mailing intended to improve communication
within the Search and Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to almost
300 e-mail addresses that are listed as the primary contact of SAR Alberta
member groups or which were requested to be added to the mailing list.
Subscription and unsubscription information is at the end of the newsletter.
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<p><b>DON'T FORGET THE 2005 ANNUAL SEARCH & RESCUE CONFERENCE</b>
<p>If you registered for this conference -- it's on this weekend. Hope
you're there.
<p>The 2005 annual conference is being held on April 15, 16, & 17th
at the Stockade Convention Centre, 5521- 49 Ave, Lloydminster (on the Sask
side of border, north of Highway 16). It is a joint Sask/Alberta venture
and it is hoped SAR groups from both sides of the border will get to know
each other better and improve their SAR skills.
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<p>Late Registration is $75.00 Contact for registration at
Lloyd Rescue is Gord Hart: Phone (306) 825-9244 during office hrs. 07:30-11:30
a.m. and 12:00-5:00 p.m. or at lloydrescue@sasktel.net
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<p><b>ADVANCED MANTRACKING COURSE</b>
<p>South Eastern Alberta Search and Rescue is hosting an advanced mantracking
course from June 9th to 12th, 2005. Tracking Levels I & II are
prerequisites for the course. Letters of application for the course
will be forwarded to Dave Hanna of ERI Canada.
<p>The course will consist of three intense days of tracking and practice.
Some of the instructors for the course will be Myles Jensen, Louie Kaminka,
Don Hanna, and others. The course will be held in the Cypress Hills
Provincial Park [near Medicine Hat].
<p>Please forward letters of application c/o De Lea Mapstone Box 574 Medicine
Hat, AB T1A 7G5 or mapskd@telus.net
<p>The cost of the course is $500.00/person. There will be camping
accommodations, or a motel available. People must be able to attend
the whole course.
<p>Sent on behalf of SEASAR by Ian Bullock. Please contact mapskd@telus.net
if you have any questions.
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<p><b>NEW TRAINING COORDINATORS' EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST</b>
<p>A significant portion of the time of any emergency response group is
spent developing, delivering and participating in training. Different groups
have different available resources, so why not share your ideas, tools,
courses, etc. with each other? In order to facilitate this, an email
distribution list has been set up for all of the training coordinators
in SAR Alberta.
<p>Thanks to Brett Wuth for providing his computer expertise - now it's
up to the rest of us to use it!
<p>The list should be used to convey information about upcoming training
events, course or training standards development, training resources or
other training related issues. An updated list will also be distributed
to the members on a regular basis that will provide details on the training
contacts for each organization.
<br>You can get on the list in one of two ways:
<p>1. By being listed as your team's training contact.
<br>Check out your team's membership record at <a href="http://www.saralberta.org/groupmap/groups.html">http://www.saralberta.org/groupmap/groups.html</a>
If you aren't already listed as the "Training E-Mail" contact, send an
update to wuth@acm.org
<p>2. By adding yourself to the list manually.
<br>Visit <a href="http://castrov.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sara-traincoords">http://castrov.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sara-traincoords</a>
and follow the instructions under "subscribing".
<p>Once you're a member of the list, you can join or start the discussion
by e-mailing sara-traincoords@castrov.cuug.ab.ca
<p>Submitted by Cindy Heselton CindyH@yyc.com
<br>Training Coordinator and Rope Team Coordinator
<br>Calgary Search and Rescue Association.
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<p><b>MOCK SEARCH AT PINCHER CREEK</b>
<p>Pincher Creek Search and Rescue is having a Mock Search on May 28, 2005,
in the Pincher Creek area. It will include a helicopter landing zone safety
orientation (weather permitting) and be an excellent mock search. More
details to follow on our website PCSAR.webhop.org
<p>Submitted by
<br>Russell Bruder, rubruder@yahoo.com
<br>Training Coordinator, Pincher Creek Search and Rescue
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<p><b>SARA HAPPENINGS SUBMISSIONS</b>
<p>Our regular publication date for mailings of SARA Happenings is the
middle of each month. I would appreciate your submissions be sent as plain
text rather than containing special formatting, which only creates problems
in assembling the newsletter -- thanks. Please note that the deadline for
material is the 12th of each month.
<p>Does your group have an event posting for the SARA Happenings mailing?
If so, please send information 1-1/2 months prior to the dates you wish
advertised. It will then give ample time for those reading it to respond.
Please send all material to the editor; Chris Hoare at choare@telus.net
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