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<P>Hi All: </P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>Subscription and unsubscription information is at the end of the newsletter.
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<P>PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS</B> </P>
<P>Greetings fellow SAR volunteers:</P>
<P>I appreciate the honor that the SAR Alberta membership has shown me, by
electing me as your President. </P>
<P>I would like to thank Rocky SAR and their conference committee for an
outstanding job of hosting the provincial SAR conference this year. I would also
like to thank the outgoing Board members for their contributions last year. </P>
<P>Since the AGM, I have received lots of engaging input, through conversations
and emails, from many individuals with an obvious commitment to search and
rescue in Alberta. I have reflected on the comments made to me, and have already
started the process of engaging our executive team to examine the opportunities
before us. Although this is still a work-in-progress, what I can identify is
some of the common values that are consistent with the input I've received thus
far. Those values are: timely and effective communication; positive image for
SAR; better support from external sources; and a collective focus on achieving
great things by working together. </P>
<P>I am looking forward to working with the new Board to achieve some great
outcomes by the end of the year, but also realize that 11 people can only
achieve so much for an entire province. That is why I ask for your continued
commitment, and increased support to enable your expectations to be addressed.
If you are interested in enabling great things for SAR in Alberta, I would
encourage you to get involved by contacting your Regional Director. </P>
<P>Thank you. Rodney Dietrich SAR Alberta -- President </P>
<P><A href="mailto:accountinggod@shaw.ca">accountinggod@shaw.ca</A> <A
href="http://www.saralberta.org/"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://www.saralberta.org</U></FONT></A> </P>
<P>"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working
together is success." -- Henry Ford </P><B>
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<P>STAMPEDE PARADE VOLUNTEERS</P></B>
<P>CALSARA has a need for 10 more volunteers to help with their activities for
the Calgary Stampede Parade. If people need accommodations they will work on
billeting arrangements. </P>
<P>The Calgary Stampede Parade has a televised audience of 1 million people and
there are over 1/4 of a million people on the parade route. It is the single
largest PR event we do in Calgary and probably one of the biggest in the world
for SAR visibility. Being very visible in our Yellows we provide first aid, lost
& found, vehicle and crowd control, police and EMS assistance. </P>
<P>We lead cheers, pass out prizes, promote Calgary, Alberta and SAR to the
public on a one on one basis. </P>
<P>Please email me to reserve your spot on the parade route. </P>
<P>Fred Mills 2IC Public Relations Committee CALSARA </P>
<P>Cell (403) 703_8319 <A
href="mailto:ourhouse@telusplanet.net">ourhouse@telusplanet.net</A> </P>
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<P>THE GIVE-- AWAY IS STILL ON . . .</B> </P>
<P>. . . as far as I know. Mike Taje was to confirm to the editor whether the
two items listed in last month's SARA Happenings were still available. Quote
from the item:-</P>
<P>The Crowsnest Pass Rescue Society has a 72 passenger bus, vintage 1970s, and
a 4X4 suburban, perhaps 1987, to pass on to a group that could use either. </P>
<P>The original note said, "Just come and take the bus off our hands, as is.
Have not determined a cost for the Suburban, it needs body work." Contact Mike
if you want to know if either is still available; </P>
<P>Michael Taje <A href="mailto:mtaje@shaw.ca"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>mtaje@shaw.ca</U></FONT></A> </P><B>
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<P>SARSCENE MAGAZINE WANTS YOUR INPUT</B> </P>
<P>New Spring 2007 edition of the SARSCENE magazine is available. Check the SAR
Alberta website if you have not already downloaded the Spring edition. It
includes a survey that they request be completed and returned by July First.</P>
<P>The direct link is <A
href="http://www.nss.gc.ca/site/ss/magazine/vol16_2/index_e.asp"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://www.nss.gc.ca/site/ss/magazine/vol16_2/index_e.asp</U></FONT></A>
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<P>SARSCENE 2007</B> </P>
<P>The information for SARSCENE 2007 -- to be held in Victoria B.C. October 17--
20 is available at <A
href="http://www.nss.gc.ca/site/ss/workshop/2007/index_e.asp"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://www.nss.gc.ca/site/ss/workshop/2007/index_e.asp</U></FONT></A>
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<P>SARSCENE is now in its 16th year as the only national search and rescue event
in Canada. It is a unique opportunity for face-to-face interaction with the key
people in search and rescue. </P>
<P>The British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program, in association with the
British Columbia Search and Rescue Association, will co-host this year's
SARSCENE. </P>
<P>SARSCENE will take place at the Victoria Conference Centre, next to the
Fairmont Empress Hotel which faces Victoria's Inner Harbour.</P>
<P>Key Dates in 2007 </P>
<P>* May 31 -- Deadline for SARSCENE presentation proposals.</P>
<P>* July 31 -- Early bird rate for exhibitors ends.</P>
<P>* August 31 -- Early bird rate for registrations ends. </P>
<P>For more information contact the National Search and Rescue Secretariat at
1-800-727-9414 or <A href="mailto:sarscene2007@nss.gc.ca."><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>sarscene2007@nss.gc.ca.</U></FONT></A> </P><B>
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<P>SARA HAPPENINGS SUBMISSIONS </B></P>
<P>Our regular publication date for mailings of SARA Happenings is the middle of
each month. Please note that the deadline for material is the 14<SUP>th</SUP> of
each month. </P>
<P>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. </P>
<P>Please send all material to the editor; Chris Hoare at <A
href="HH<Hto˙HHHHHHHHHHH<Hnss.gc.ca.HHRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>choare@shaw.ca</U></FONT></A> PLEASE DO include contact
information for members to gain further information. </P>
<P>To subscribe or unsubscribe visit
http://castrov.dyndns.org/cgi_bin/mailman/listinfo/sara_happenings enter 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. </P>
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