BCSARA

• 1,019 lives saved in 2022: BC Search and Rescue year in review

  More than 3,400 volunteers, armed with 78 helicopters, spent more than 440,000 hours in service in 2022.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2023
  
• B.C. rescue teams to get specialized training in searches for people with dementia

  The Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and BC Search and Rescue Association inked a new agreement in June to help reduce the risk of people living with dementia becoming lost.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2023
  
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• Victim of Potato Peak fatal avalanche identified as search-and-rescue volunteer

  An avalanche in the Potato Mountain range about 200 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake killed two people, one of which has been identified as a search and rescue volunteer.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
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• Keremeos Search and Rescue shuts down due to lack of volunteers

  The last two members of Keremeos Search and Rescue said made “the very difficult decision to close the group down.”

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022
• B.C. search and rescue crews continue to see a surge in calls

  B.C. search and rescue crews say they continue to see a surge in calls.

  Jul 17, 2020
• B.C. Search and Rescue Association presents ‘one-size-fits-all’ funding proposal

  For the past two years, BCSARA has been working with the province and other stakeholders on a support model that will provide stable funding for SAR.

  Money

  Sep 29, 2015