[SaraHap] SARA Happenings August 2011

Tue Aug 16 21:24:07 MDT 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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OPERATION DARK SQUEEZE Sept 16 – 18, 2011
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Calling all SAR volunteers, technical rescue teams, cavers, responding

agencies and rescue support organizations... Exercise Dark Squeeze is

an exciting multi-agency interprovincial rescue exercise in the

beautiful Crowsnest Pass (SW Alberta/SE BC) being held September 16 to

18, 2011!

This realistic scenario on the trails, flanks, heights and caves of

Mount Ptolemy involves a broad range of rescue, back country,

logistical and management skills. Work your specialized skills, such

as caving, above or below ground rope rescue, patient management,

quading, 4 wheel driving, helicopter operations, radio communications,

large scale logistics operations, and incident management.

If you're not a hardcore outdoor person/rescuer, there are rescue

components suitable for most skill and fitness levels. Many roles in

the overhead team, logistical and helicopter operations, both on and

off the mountain won't have you walking far.

Register early! The deadline is August 15. Numbers may be

limited. Full details and the registration form are at

*http://bit.ly/jVLgy6* <http://bit.ly/jVLgy6>

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PARTY!
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Come out and help Edmonton Regional SAR celebrate 15 years of search &
rescue on Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 at the Norwood Legion. Enjoy the
festivities and mingle with some friendly faces from the SAR community.
Tickets are $32.50 and must be purchased before Sept. 18th (no tickets sold
at the door, sorry). For more info, or to purchase tickets, please contact
Shannon at 780-440-1710 or via e-mail at
*shannon.dyrland at ersara.com*<shannon.dyrland at ersara.com>.

We'd love to see you there!

Cocktails (cash bar) _ 5:30pm

Buffet _ 7:00pm

Awards & programme _ 8:00pm

Music & mingle _ 9:30pm

Norwood Legion, 11150-82 St, Edmonton (plenty of free parking)

Stadium LRT Station

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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Parkland Search and Rescue is pleased to announce a five day Search Manager
course, September 19 to 23, 2011. The course will take place at the Parkland
Search and Rescue Hall in Stony Plain, Alberta. This is a granted course so
there is no cost for instruction. All instructional materials and some meals
will be provided. Members will be responsible for their own transportation,
accommodation, and some meal costs, although some assistance may be
available.

A deposit of $100 to hold you place in the course will be required with your
registration application. The deposit will be refunded as long as you attend
the course or notify us by August 1, 2011 if you need to cancel. Do not pay
the deposit until you placement in the course is verified by the Parkland
SAR Training Coordinator.

For further information and to register, contact Ed Hornby, Training
Coordinator, Parkland Search and Rescue at:
*edhornby at telus.net*<edhornby at telus.net>

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PLEASE HELP SARA HAPPENINGS
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Many of you receive my emails monthly asking for submissions to the next
issue of the newsletter. This is because I rarely originate any items in the
newsletter—it exists to disseminate YOUR messages, training announcements
and good news.

This request for submissions usually goes out around the 7th of the month.
This month, I discovered a slew of message failure notices, and only one of
you sent any new material. I have had computer troubles that may have caused
some problems, but I doubt it has corrupted my link to so many people.

Some of the problem may be with the ‘time saving’ links, so I’ll post one
message here: The following message to
<*sara-board at castrov.cuug.ab.ca*<sara-board at castrov.cuug.ab.ca>.>
was undeliverable. The reason for the problem: 5.1.2 - Bad destination host
'DNS Malformed Query Error looking up castrov.cuug.ab.ca. (MX).'

I recall mention of a re-vamp of the executive mail addresses, so assume
this could be the result, but it doesn’t account for them all.

I admit I grabbed as many group executives addresses as I could when I
started this editing position and likely many have become incorrect over the
years. If I have been sending requests for submissions to you and you no
longer are the person responsible for communication, please let me know and
I will correct my mail list.

If you are not on my request for submissions list but are the person
responsible for communicating with other groups through the newsletter
please send me your email addresses.

Thanks. Chris

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

To subscribe or unsubscribe visit
http://castrov.dyndns.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sara-happeningsenter
your e-mail address and click on "Edit Options". Automatic subscribers
will need to click on "EMail My Password to Me". You can subscribe and
unsubscribe on the same page.

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