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<DIV>Here's a list of the requests that I currently have (THIS IS NOT AN APPROVED LIST...SIMPLY WHAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO ME). If for some reason your group's name does not appear here, please forward your top 3 choices ASAP. Please keep in mind that a grant has not yet been announced, that the grant $$ may not completely cover all of your course costs, and that for courses that have limited offerings (i.e. Managing Search Operations), it will be expected that you will host the course for members to attend from other regions or the province as a whole.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your group will be responsible for determining a budget for your proposed course, getting instructors, facilities, registration processes etc....make sure you are capable of doing this. I also suggest that you be as specific as possible. Because of the new due diligence anticipated for AEMA, be prepared to submit course outlines/learning objectives for courses - especially if you have not been specific (i.e. Water rescue vs Royal Lifesaving Society Swiftwater Rescue Level 1 & 2)</DIV>
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<DIV>NOTE: While I encourage you to determine your capability of hosting the courses you are requesting, until the grant is announced I strongly suggest that you do not make any financial commitments else you risk bearing the full cost if the grants are not awarded or your request is not approved.</DIV>
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<DIV>Already a number of groups in northern Alberta are requesting to host a SAR Mgr course. I suggest that you communicate with each other and determine which group can offer the course for the least cost considering accessibility by members from other regions. I haven't had any requests from southern alberta for a SAR Mgr course so in all likelihood there will only be one course available....and spots would need to be allocated as fair as possible (to be determined by the hosting group) accordingly to members from various region.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bonnyville SAR (Betty Dery) 1. Wilderness First Aid 2. ATV Operator 3. Pleasure Craft Operator</DIV>
<DIV>Rocky Mtn House SAR (Corey Rasmussen) 1. Ice Rescue 2. Civil Emergency Response 3. Tracking</DIV>
<DIV>Calling Lake SAR (Bob Flowers) 1. Basic SAR Skills 2. <STRONG>Search Mgr</STRONG> 3. ATV Safety</DIV>
<DIV>Grande Cache SAR (Bill Evans) 1. Wilderness First Aid 2. GPS 3. Mountain Rescue</DIV>
<DIV>Little Divide SAR (Lac La Biche - Paul Hawthorn) 1. <STRONG>Search Mgr</STRONG> 2. Ice Rescue 3. ATV Safety</DIV>
<DIV>Cochrane SAR (Neil Copithorne) 1. Tracking Level 1 2. Swiftwater Rescue 3. Team Leader</DIV>
<DIV>Grande Prairie Technical SAR (Carrianne Budalich) 1. Water Rescue 2. GPS Training 3. ATV Training</DIV>
<DIV>Olds SAR (Michelle Maschke) 1. Basic SAR Skills 2. Civil Emergency Response 3. Tracking</DIV>
<DIV>St. Paul SAR (Duane Flemming) 1. Basic SAR Skills 2. Green Check GPS 3. <STRONG>Search Mgr</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Foothills SAR (Susan Turner) 1. Wilderness Leadership</DIV>
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<DIV>THERE SEEM TO BE VERY FEW REQUESTS FROM GROUPS IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ALBERTA....PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR REQUESTS TO ME BY DEC 24. If you have already submitted and your group does not appear, I apologize but please re-submit.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3>Cindy Heselton</FONT> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><STRONG>Interim Provincial Training Coordinator<BR></STRONG>Director, South Central Region <BR>Search and Rescue Alberta (SAR AB)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Day (403) 268-5561 | Eve (403) 295-6474</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><A href="http://www.saralberta.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.saralberta.org</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Shared Calendar: </STRONG><A href="http://our.calendars.net/sar-alberta/saralberta/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><STRONG>http://our.calendars.net/sar-alberta/saralberta/</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>ITM Calendar: </STRONG><A href="http://www.missioncontrol.co.nz/ITM/Calendar.aspx?id=3&mode=Calendar" target=_blank rel=nofollow><STRONG>http://www.missioncontrol.co.nz/ITM/Calendar.aspx?id=3&mode=Calendar</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>SAR Alberta WIKI:</FONT> </STRONG><A href="http://saralberta.dnsalias.org:8080/FrontPage" target=_blank rel=nofollow><STRONG><FONT size=2>http://saralberta.dnsalias.org:8080/FrontPage</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV>
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<DIV>NOT GETTING INFORMATION? Check out <A href="http://saralberta.dnsalias.org:8080/SARATrainCoordsEMailingList" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://saralberta.dnsalias.org:8080/SARATrainCoordsEMailingList</A> to see if you're listed as a training coordinator on the group contact lists...also, anyone interested in training can sign up for the <A href="mailto:sara-traincoords@castrov.cuub.ab.ca" target=_blank rel=nofollow>sara-traincoords@castrov.cuub.ab.ca</A> list...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Note: I do not have access to Yahoo during business hours. If your issue is urgent, please email me at </STRONG></FONT><A href="mailto:cindy.heselton@calgary.ca" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>cindy.heselton@calgary.ca</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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