[SaraHap] SARA Happenings March 2008

[Chris Hoare]

Hi All: 

SARA Happenings is issued to foster 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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SAR ALBERTA AGM 

This issue of SARA Happenings was held over until the advance information about this year's AGM arrived. As you see, not all the details are available yet.

The AGM is on April 26 at the Lethbridge Lodge.

> Friday April 25- Meet and Greet
> Saturday April 26- 0900-1000- Q&A
> 1000-1020-break
> 1020-1200-AGM
> 1200-1330-lunch - costs to follow
> 1330-? AGM
> Board Meeting
> 1800- Supper - costs to follow
> Social in evening - costs to follow
> Rooms are $106.00 for queen and you can phone the Lodge and it 
> is under either Search and Rescue Alberta or Lethbridge Search 
> and Rescue.

Contact President, Rodney Dietrich <accountinggod at shaw.ca>  for more infromation. 



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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

In addition to the announcement of the AGM details, Rodney sent SARA Happenings the pdf file of the Call for Candidates for the 2008 elections. Unfortunately I cannot print out the whole document or attach it to this newsletter. Those interested in standing for office will have to e-mail him directly for a copy of the forms. <accountinggod at shaw.ca> 

A partial transcript follows:-

2008 SAR ALBERTA ELECTIONS

All SAR Alberta members are invited to become candidates for the positions of:

Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer

Any Member may be nominated for election to the SAR Alberta Board of Directors.

The position of Vice President is for a one-year term, after which the incumbent will serve a one-year term as President and a one-year term as Past-President.

The position as Secretary is for a two-year term

The position of Treasurer is for a two-year term

All Regional Directors and Deputy Directors need to have elections completed within the six (6) SAR Alberta regions prior to the AGM on April 26th 2008. Induction of the new SAR Alberta Board members will commence at the April 26th 2008 Board meeting immediately following the AGM. Regional positions are elected within the region with each member organization having one vote. The term for the Director and Deputy Director is from AGM to AGM.

Please e-mail President Rodney Dietrich <accountinggod at shaw.ca>  for a copy of the forms and return the completed documents to him or to Reese Wolsey (Past President) at westpem at telusplanet.net 



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REGARDING THE WEBSITE:
 
The SAR Alberta website is visible again, but is not working completely and has not been updated since November. 
Brad's submission regarding the website problem is below.