It’s that time of year again and Summer is ending. The leaves are falling, the days are shorter, the temperature is cooling and the kids are headed back to school. But we want you to know how that will affect your long weekend ability to be prepared for the outdoors, and how you can […]
Read full storyCommunications Officer Work Profile The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) is looking for a motivated, ambitious and reliable individual to become their new Communication Officer. While in this role, the successful candidate will be required to develop, edit and provide timely, current and targeted website and social media communication documents and plans […]
Read full storyThe SARscene 2021 conference registration website has officially launched! Please help us spread the word. www.sarscene2021.ca 1) Registration There is no charge for registration (thanks to funding from Public Safety Canada) and, with it being totally virtual, you save money on travel, accommodation and other costs associated with a live event. In the registration process, attendees […]
Read full storySARVAC-CSA Request for comments and changes to CSA Z1620-15, Core Competency Standards for Ground Search and Rescue Operations: Searcher, Team Leader, and SAR Manager; and CSA Z1625-16, Training Curriculum Standards for Ground Search and Rescue Operations: Searcher, Team Leader, and SAR Manager Please be advised that the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) and […]
Read full storySARSCENE 2020 CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt around the country and the world. Due to physical distancing concerns with mass gatherings including conferences, and the Federal and Provincial health advisories and travel restrictions being enforced, SARVAC regretfully announces that SARSCENE 2020 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, from October […]
Read full storySARscene 2020 SARscene, an annual gathering of Canada’s search and rescue community, will take place in St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador from October 29 to November 1, 2020. The event is being co-hosted by SARVAC and the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association. The SARscene conference brings together Canada’s search and rescue community and provides an […]
Read full storyThe Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the new AdventureSmart Trip Plan App. This app was launched at Ottawa City Hall on February 8, 2019. Here you will find a French and English versions of the media release AdventureSmart Media Release, AdventureSmart Media Release (French) and infographic Infographic, Infographic FRENCH. These documents are intended […]
Read full storySARVAC GSAR Trainer Development Sessions in PEI and Ontario
Read full storyThe Quebec SARVAC – GSAR Curriculum Trainer Development Session
La session québécoise de développement de la formation curriculaire SARVAC-GSAR
The first session occurred July 29-30 in beautiful Grand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador, hosted by Exploits Search and Rescue and the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association.
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