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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>APPRECIATION</B> </P>
<P>This from Vivian Cormack, the new Public Relations/Fund Development
Coordinator for CALSARA, who has submitted a short thank you to the newsletter.
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<P>As a member of Calgary Search and Rescue Association I was fortunate enough
to be able to attend the two call-outs on June 22 and 23, 2007. It was a
pleasure meeting and working with the members of the other SAR groups who were
present. On behalf of the members of CALSARA, we look forward to working and
training with you in the near future. </P>
<P>Vivian Cormack Public Relations/Fund Development Coordinator </P>
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<P>WHITECOURT -- BASIC SAR SKILLS</B> </P>
<P>GPS, Map & Compass; SATURDAY OCTOBER 27<SUP>TH</SUP> <B>,</B> 2007 </P>
<P>Whitecourt Search & Rescue is hosting an EMA Grant-funded one day (8 hr)
Course for Basic SAR Skills for GPS, Map & Compass. </P>
<P>contact Lisa Martiniuk, Training, Whitecourt Search & Rescue (780)
778-4866 or cell (780) 706-5268, <A href="mailto:lisrat@telus.net"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>lisrat@telus.net</U></FONT></A> , for details. </P>
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<P>MEDICAIR PILOT PROJECT GETS OFF THE GROUND</B> </P>
<P>This Item adapted from a MedicineHatNews.com article by NICOLE RIVA Jun 8,
2007 via the SAR Alberta website. </P>
<P>Wishful thinking would keep a new emergency response vehicle on the ground,
but front-line workers are certain it will spend plenty of time in the air. The
Rotary Rescue Project was unveiled Thursday, with the public getting its first
look at the region's only helicopter dedicated to medical evacuations. </P>
<P>The helicopter is part of a one-year pilot project funded by public donations
and municipal grants totalling $750,000. Funds were raised by the MedicAir
Society through various events and donations including a $175,000 donation from
the Sunrise Rotary Club. </P>
<P>Gerald Gaede, president of the MedicAir society said this project wouldn't be
possible without the public, and it won't continue if the public doesn't
maintain its support. </P>
<P>It will cost $750,000 per year to keep the helicopter in the air, and
government funding isn't available. </P>
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<P>MOUNTIES LAUNCH NEW COP CHOPPER </B></P>
<P>Another chopper piece - this from the Edmonton Sun via SAR Alberta
website. </P>
<P>Alberta Mounties have a new eye in the sky as they battle crime across the
province.</P>
<P>RCMP K Division's $3.5 million Eurocopter AS 350B3 got an official launch
today (June 21<SUP>st</SUP>) from RCMP brass and government dignitaries at the
RCMP Air Services hangar. </P>
<P>Among its high-tech gadgets, the Eurocopter has an infrared eye for night
flights, a DVD recorder and it can also transmit live footage to a command post
on the ground. Heat-sensing technology can reveal possible marijuana grow-ops or
other drug operations. "The hotter it is, the whiter it appears," said pilot
Chris Gaunt. </P>
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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
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