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What's Happening
At SSAR
Our chapter's involvement in AdventureSmart continues to grow! Thanks to Shelly Ottley, Sean Taylor, Sherry Buller, Dale Liebrecht and Jarod Harvey for doing presentations during the past month.
Tracy VanBrabant attended an AdventureSmart coordinators workshop in St. John, NL. This was hosted by SARVAC and was designed to train future provincial coordinators and bring everyone up to date on new developments. It was a great opportunity to meet and share experiences with other AdventureSmart trainers from across the country.
Thanks to Rebecca Basset and Dale Liebrecht for organizing the March training day and to everyone who attended. Both field and command staff were challenged with communication breakdowns, teams being separated from each other and various other task difficulties. But we got to know our GPS units and Chief Whitecap Park a little better!
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Want to Train
A Search Dog?
"Boomer was very excited about a ham sandwich; not so much for human remains."
Read more about SSAR Member Dale Johnstone's experience at the Search Dog Basics course last year. See below for more information on this year's courses.
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Training and Events
Monthly Training Meetings
Training sessions are generally held the first Thursday and Saturday of the month. All Thursday evening sessions are held in the classroom at the Fire Training Centre, 116 Ave W S, unless otherwise specified. Field days are generally held the following Saturday.
Thursday, April 7 - 7pm, classroom
Saturday, April 9 - Field day, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, at Beaver Creek.
Friday evening - Sunday, May 13-15 - A multi-jurisdictional search exercise at Coderre, SK, is being organized by SARSAV.
Thursday, June 2 - 7pm, classroom (**Note: these dates subject to change.)
Saturday, June 4 - Field day, location TBA
Mental Health First Aid Training
Saskatoon Search and Rescue and the Saskatoon Police Service will be hosting a Mental Health First Aid course on September 17-18. The course is very valuable to SAR members as it teaches how to help people who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Members of all Saskatchewan SAR Chapters are welcome to attend. Cost will be approx. $35 to cover the cost of course materials (SSAR members will be covered by SSAR). Note: this course normally costs approx. $180 so this is a great opportunity. Further details and registration information will be made available once they are finalized.
SARSAV Meeting
The next meeting of the Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV) is Saturday, June 11, at 9:30 am at the Saskatoon Travelodge. The meeting is open to all members in good standing of Saskatchewan SAR chapters.
Search Dog Seminars
A Search Dog Bootcamp Seminar will be held in Regina, May 28-29 and a Search Dog Basics Seminar will be held June 3 - 5. Registration is now open for both seminars. Go to the Precision Search Dog website for more information or email mwtracks@netzero.net.
Executive and Directors Meeting
The next SSAR Executive and Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 7 pm. These are business-style meetings of our chapter and are held the last Thursday of each month. All members are welcome to attend. If you would like to speak to an issue concerning SSAR, please notify the President prior to the meeting so time can be allotted on the agenda. If you would like a copy of the minutes from any past meetings, please email us.
SSAR Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of SSAR will be held on Thursday, May 26, at 7 pm at the Fire Training Centre, 116 Ave W S.
And More . . .
Check our website calendar for more events and training information.
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What else would you like to see in the SSAR newsletter? Do you have something that should be included next month? Please email the Communications Director with your ideas, comments and feedback. Thanks!
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