[SaraHap] SARA Happenings February 2011

Wed Feb 16 14:30:47 MST 2011

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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SAR ALBERTA WEBSITE CHANGES
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When dealing with changes to the SAR Alberta website we are now only going
to make changes once per month. It has been difficult at times with changes
coming and going constantly.

If you have changes that need to be made for the web site only, please have
changes into the SAR Alberta Secretary
*secretary at saralberta.ca* <secretary at saralberta.ca> by the First of every
Month.

Changes to your membership information only not for the website may be sent
in at any time.

Thank you

Mary-Ann Warren Secretary SAR Alberta

*secretary at saralberta.ca* <secretary at saralberta.ca>

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

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SEARCH MANAGER TRAINING
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW

A Search Manager Course (5 Day) will be offered from September 19 to 23,
2011, inclusive. As this is a five-day course, this announcement is being
made early to allow participants to book time off from work, if necessary.
The host group and location will be provided pending announcement of the
2011 grants by the Minister.

This course will qualify or re-certify you to manage a search. It is open to
all current search managers and those interested in becoming search
managers. Participant criterion is:

_ must be a current paid-up member of a SAR Alberta group

_ must be current in your group’s search status requirements (current first
aid, CPR, etc., SAR Basics)

_ must have participated in at least three searches or mock searches (or a
combination of both) in the past two years

_ must be willing and able to commit for the full five days

_ must be willing to cover some personal expenses

Note that we will not be able to reimburse all travel expenses, and so
candidates should be prepared to cover some of these costs themselves, or to
have partial sponsorship from their home groups.

For further information, please contact the SAR Alberta Provincial Training
Coordinator, Norman Mathew at:
*normanmathew at xplornet.com*<normanmathew at xplornet.com>

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*SAR ALBERTA INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT*

With the uncertainty being faced by many of the SAR Alberta member
organizations with the new insurance coverage, and with some organizations
uncertain on dropping their current insurance providers, SAR Alberta has in
good faith and fairness decided for ‘ONE’ year to provided a reimbursement
fund to these groups.

If you are one of these SAR Alberta member organizations that has kept its
current insurance provider please fill out the reimbursement applications
and send it into SAR Alberta by February 28, 2011.

This reimbursement fund will be only available for this first year to those
that currently pay for their own insurance, and are SAR Alberta Regular
members in good standing.

Applications went out to those organizations that SAR Alberta knew fell
under these requirements. Contact the SAR Alberta Secretary *
secretary at saralberta.ca* <secretary at saralberta.ca> for a application form if
you have not received one.

Thank you.

Sincerely Don Drebert President
*president at saralberta.ca*<president at saralberta.ca>

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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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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<normanmathew at xplornet.com>PLEASE DO include contact
information for members to gain further
information. PLEASE DO NOT send me any .docx files; thanks.

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