[SaraHap] SARA Happenings July 2007

[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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APPRECIATION 

This from Vivian Cormack, the new Public Relations/Fund Development Coordinator for CALSARA, who has submitted a short thank you to the newsletter. 

As a member of Calgary Search and Rescue Association I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the two call-outs on June 22 and 23, 2007. It was a pleasure meeting and working with the members of the other SAR groups who were present. On behalf of the members of CALSARA, we look forward to working and training with you in the near future. 

Vivian Cormack Public Relations/Fund Development Coordinator 


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WHITECOURT -- BASIC SAR SKILLS 

GPS, Map & Compass; SATURDAY OCTOBER 27TH , 2007 

Whitecourt Search & Rescue is hosting an EMA Grant-funded one day (8 hr) Course for Basic SAR Skills for GPS, Map & Compass. 

contact Lisa Martiniuk, Training, Whitecourt Search & Rescue (780) 778-4866 or cell (780) 706-5268, lisrat at telus.net , for details. 


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MEDICAIR PILOT PROJECT GETS OFF THE GROUND 

This Item adapted from a MedicineHatNews.com article by NICOLE RIVA Jun 8, 2007 via the SAR Alberta website. 

Wishful thinking would keep a new emergency response vehicle on the ground, but front-line workers are certain it will spend plenty of time in the air. The Rotary Rescue Project was unveiled Thursday, with the public getting its first look at the region's only helicopter dedicated to medical evacuations. 

The helicopter is part of a one-year pilot project funded by public donations and municipal grants totalling $750,000. Funds were raised by the MedicAir Society through various events and donations including a $175,000 donation from the Sunrise Rotary Club. 

Gerald Gaede, president of the MedicAir society said this project wouldn't be possible without the public, and it won't continue if the public doesn't maintain its support. 

It will cost $750,000 per year to keep the helicopter in the air, and government funding isn't available. 


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MOUNTIES LAUNCH NEW COP CHOPPER 

Another chopper piece - this from the Edmonton Sun via SAR Alberta website. 

Alberta Mounties have a new eye in the sky as they battle crime across the province.

RCMP K Division's $3.5 million Eurocopter AS 350B3 got an official launch today (June 21st) from RCMP brass and government dignitaries at the RCMP Air Services hangar. 

Among its high-tech gadgets, the Eurocopter has an infrared eye for night flights, a DVD recorder and it can also transmit live footage to a command post on the ground. Heat-sensing technology can reveal possible marijuana grow-ops or other drug operations. "The hotter it is, the whiter it appears," said pilot Chris Gaunt. 


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