[SaraHap] SARA Happenings October 2006

[Chris Hoare]

Hi All: 

This is our regular mailing intended to improve communication within the Search and Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to 328 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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SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

This from Michelle Maschke mdmaschke at yahoo.com  Secretary, SAR Alberta

Hello all, there is a package coming to all members of SAR Alberta in the mail with details for the November 4, 2006 Special General meeting of the membership. Please let me know in advance if you plan to attend, and if you want to have the lunch, before the deadline on October 25, 2006. 

We require quorum for voting purposes for this meeting, and I need confirmation of attendance. 

The luncheon is offered for $10.00 per person which you can pay when you arrive.

Meeting location is Olds at Sandy's Restaurant, 5602 46 Street, Olds, Alberta, (403) 556-6650
This change in meeting venue is due to booking difficulties in Red Deer with Christmas parties, room fees, etc. 

- as a reminder, the following  was posted last month. - 

 . . . the Search and Rescue Association of Alberta round table meeting is coming up on Nov 4, 2006 in Red Deer. The groups need to watch for the package coming registered mail to each and every one of them. 

There is a bylaw change request that we will need the membership to vote on at this meeting. Groups will need to sign for this package at the local post office. It is time sensitive material, so it must get to the appropriate persons on the teams for consideration and voting purposes. There will be further information in the package regarding the agenda and other activities of the meeting. 

See the SAR Alberta website for more information, updates and details. 



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WILDERNESS FIRST AID COURSE

SEASAR  sends the following - 

Wilderness First Aid Course November 17th(evening), 18th,& 19th/06. Elkwater, AB.
 Please contact Ralph eckman at telusplanet.net  (403)526-0131 



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CALLING ALL SAR GROUPS

Rocky SAR sends a request out to ALL SAR groups in the Province to send them a digital copy of their crest and/or Logo. They are putting on the SAR Alberta conference in 2007 (more details for this to come soon) and are planning a presentation involving all of the groups' crests. 

Please e-mail responses to rockymountainhousesar at yahoo.ca .

Edward VanHeeren, Past -President, Rocky SAR.



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TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS


Brett Wuth wuth at castrov.cuug.ab.ca wuth at acm.org sends the following:-

The federal government has reversed a plan to stop producing the paper
topographic maps that we often use in Search and Rescue. It was
realized that the planned replacement - computer files might not be
useable in many places where you might like to read a map, such as in
the the bush.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/10/12/map-office.html 



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2006 CIVILIAN SAR SERVICE AWARDS

This from Mike Self, 780-412-5564, 780-412-5403 (Fax), 780-722-9335 (Cell), 
mike.self at rcmp-grc.gc.ca

It is again time to recognize our long term SAR personnel for the SAR service awards frpm the RCMP 'K' Division. The required forms can be forwarded via e-mail, fax or regular mail.

The SAR volunteer recognition awards are presented to SAR volunteers who are members in good standing with a recognized SAR group in Alberta. To recognize the value and contribution of the SAR volunteers to the "K" Division RCMP, a Certificate of Appreciation and lapel pin are presented, distinctively denoting volunteer SAR service in five year increments.



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SARA HAPPENINGS SUBMISSIONS 

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