[SaraHap] SARA Happenings January 2011

[Kester Whyte]

Hi All:

SARA Happenings is issued to foster communication within the Search and
Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to 237 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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2011 SAR ALBERTA: CALL FOR CANDIDATES
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OFFICERS ELECTION

The Following SAR Alberta Officers are up for Elections this year:

President

Vice President

Secretary

If you are interested in running for one of these positions the nominations
forms and information on each position may be found on the SAR Alberta
website or maybe obtain by contacting the SAR Alberta Secretary at *
mwtracks at netzero.net* <mwtracks at netzero.net>

Nominations forms due in by April 20, 2011

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2011 SAR ALBERTA: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE
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The SAR Alberta Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday April 30,
2011 in Edmonton.

Location and other details will be out within a couple of months.

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SARDAA ANNUAL REVIEW NEWSLETTER
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SARDAA 2010 Annual Review Newsletter

The Search & Rescue Dog Association of Alberta newsletter of the 2010 year
is now posted on the SARDAA website *www.sardaa.ca* <http://www.sardaa.ca/>

Michelle Limoges *udcdoberman at shaw.ca* <udcdoberman at shaw.ca>

SARDAA Secretary & Dog Handler

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TRACKING PRACTICE
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WANTED. Trackers interested in some tracking practice.

Our group, SAR 1st Response, is looking for a location to hold a tracking
practice session. We would like an area or camp in the northern section of
the province for the spring and a southern area or camp for the fall
session. If your group is interested in attending these sessions, maybe you
know of an area or camp where we can hold it.

All we need from your group are suggestions on areas or camps to hold these
sessions and possibly a contact number.

We would also like to know if there are any groups interested in these
practice sessions. We would like to hold them closest to the groups that are
interested. This keeps our costs low and attendance higher. It also adds the
added advantage of giving us different terrain to practice in.

Please contact me,

Michelle Hebert mhebert at airsurfer.ca

UTS Signcutter level

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TRAINING GRANTS FOR 2011
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The selection process for training grants for 2011 is now complete and the
recommendations have been forwarded to the Minister’’s office for approval.
Once again, there were far more requests than could be filled. This year’’s
priorities are: regionalization of the grants; a Search Manager five-day
course; a Search Manager two-day re-certification; several skill specific
courses; and, as many SAR Basics courses as possible.

Groups will be notified by the Minister some time in March.

Norman Mathew *normanmathew at xplornet.com* <normanmathew at xplornet.com>

Training Coordinator Search and Rescue Alberta

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THE WEBSITE NEEDS YOUR HELP!
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It has been a huge challenge with regard to our website and membership
contact information. Much of the issue has been around SAR Alberta not
having your most up-to-date contact information (not the whole issue so
we’re clear) so we’ve gone through the site again. Now it’s your turn.
Please go to the SAR Alberta website and review your team’s information.
Why? Not only is it important for administrative purposes but operationally
more and more of our partners and fellow SAR groups are looking to the
website to get callout numbers and procedures. . If there are changes then
please send those changes to *secretary at saralberta.ca*<secretary at saralberta.ca>

Daryl D. Black

President

Incident Leadership Canada Inc.

(780) 569-4269

*www.incidentleadership.ca* <http://www.incidentleadership.ca/>

"Bringing Order to Chaos Through the

Art of Leadership and the Science of Human Factors"

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SARA HAPPENINGS SUBMISSIONS
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Our regular publication date for mailings of SARA Happenings is the middle
of each month. Please note that the deadline for material is the 14th of
each month.

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 at shaw.ca<udcdoberman at shaw.ca>PLEASE DO include contact
information for members to gain further
information. PLEASE DO NOT send me any .docx files; thanks.

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