Port Alberni Re-Opens
http://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/albernis-airport-reopens-with-expanded-runway/
BC SAR Volunteer Memorial
Dedicated to those volunteers that paid the ultimate sacrifice .... please take a moment to look at, perhaps 'like', their new FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/British-Columbia-Search-and-Rescue-Volunteer-Memorial-267338713718233
Vancouver Island Zone
Bill Velie from Vancouver Island Zone receiving the Best Administered Zone Award for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year.
SAR Tech & CASARA
Provincial Emergency Program Air (PEP Air) is an aviation association that assists the Canadian Forces during search and rescue missions. Should an airplane go down in BC, PEP Air would respond. The Northeastern zone covered by the local PEP Air [...]
Flight Exercises, April 22nd
Wow, quite a day! Another day for CASARA Nanaimo to be very proud of. Two flights; one in support of Cowichan (Ground) SAR, the other a regular training exercise. The common denominator; Accuracy. Both flights must be commended on their [...]
Flight Training Exercise, April 8th.
The weather did not fully cooperate but equally did not stop our successfully launching 4 flights using two aircraft, on Saturday, allowing us to achieve several goals. John led flights 01 & 03 with Dallen as Nav and a combination [...]
Nanaimo GSAR Workshop
A workshop was held, March 19th, with Search Managers from Nanaimo GSAR to allow them to see first hand how we operate and to explore how the two SAR units could cooperate to increase both the effectiveness and efficiency of [...]
New Provincial Funding, March 2017
On March 15, the Province announced over $80 million in flood protection and prevention, seismic safety, local government emergency preparedness, search and rescue, and fire prevention. Some of the projects, which will better protect public safety and aid search and [...]
Sad news from Alberta
Our hearts go out to SAR Tech Master-Corporal Alfred Barr's family, friends and colleagues for his tragic loss. "These things we do...so others may live" ....... https://www.canada.ca/en/department-nationaldefence/news/2017/03/royal_canadian_airforcesearchandrescuetechniciandiesintrainingac.html
Productive Week
Thanks to the good efforts of John L, pilot, and spotters Edie, Dora, Arthur and Claire CASARA Nanaimo was able to attain currency for two Navs, Dallen & Martin, and one Spotter Dave L. Images are from Saturday's flight [...]