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Kaslo Search and Rescue
To provide search & rescue services in the North Kootenay Lake region.
📣 Announcing our SUMMER 2024 EXPERT WEBINAR SERIES!![]()
REGISTER HERE for all events listed below.![]()
bcsara.com/outdoor-education/events/![]()
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10 special events, 13 unique guests and sponsored (with outdoor giveaways 🎁 ) from 5 organizations tagged below! ![]()
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Your adventurous summer starts here! ![]()
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May 9, 2024![]()
Hiking with Clara Hughes (ya, ‘that Clara Hughes!’)![]()
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May 16, 2024![]()
The Camper's Code – Take the Pledge with Campers Code Alliance members Sherry Lu & Jamie Cox ![]()
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May 30, 2024![]()
Human Hazard Management with Ken Wylie founder of Archetypal ![]()
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June 6, 2024![]()
Wildfire Traps Hiker – Hiker Shares Story (+ co-special guest Pilot from Glacier Helicopters aka SAR member from Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR))![]()
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June 13, 2024![]()
Injury Prevention with Dr. Peter Koci aka a SAR volunteer with Coquitlam Search and Rescue![]()
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June 20, 2024![]()
Emergency Overnight Stay – 77 year old Hiker Shares Story ![]()
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July 11, 2024![]()
Are you CoastSmart? with Shandy Kariatsumari, Lifesaving Instructor and Surf Instructor Trainer + Krissy Montgomery founding member of the British Columbia Association of Surf Instruction (owner of Surf Sisters)![]()
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July 18, 2024![]()
Rad Rides with Mountain Bike Pro Geoff Gulevich ![]()
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July 25, 2024![]()
BC Wildfire Service – Climate Readiness in Outdoor Recreation BC Wildfire Service with Warren Morozowski![]()
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August 1, 2024![]()
Rad Rides with Mountain Bike Pro Christina Chappetta (Pinkbike presenter)![]()
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Recco Advanced Rescue Technology BrightSource Lighting Arc'teryx MYBOATCARD.com Surf Sister Surf School![]()
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#summer2024
🌟 Honoring Our Incredible Volunteers During National Volunteer Week! 🌟![]()
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As National Volunteer Week unfolds, we at Kaslo Search and Rescue want to express our deepest gratitude to the remarkable individuals who selflessly dedicate their time, energy, and expertise to serving our community. Your commitment to helping others, often in challenging and unpredictable situations, embodies the true spirit of volunteerism.![]()
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To our devoted team members: Thank you for your unwavering dedication, your willingness to answer the call of duty at any hour, and your relentless pursuit of making our community a safer place. Your contributions do not go unnoticed, and they are deeply appreciated by all.![]()
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We also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the community of Kaslo and beyond for the incredible support you've shown us over the years. Your encouragement, generosity, and unwavering faith in our mission empower us to continue our lifesaving work. Whether it's through donations, words of encouragement, or simply spreading awareness about our cause, your support fuels our passion and strengthens our resolve.![]()
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Speaking of donations, as a volunteer-based organization, we rely on the kindness and generosity of our community to fund our operations. We're grateful for every donation, big or small, that helps us purchase vital equipment and provide ongoing training for our volunteers. Tax receipts are provided – kaslosar.com/donate/![]()
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Once again, to our volunteers and our community: Thank you for everything you do. Your support truly makes a difference, and we are honored to serve alongside such incredible individuals. Here's to many more years of teamwork, compassion, and making a positiv#NationalVolunteerWeeka#thankyouu#communitysupporto#kaslosearchandrescueKasloSearchAndRescue
The team practiced their medical skills last night and various ways to use the vac mat followed by practicing ropes and using MPD's and scarabs.
Several members of our team embarked on a reconnaissance of the route into the Lost Ledge cabin. We tested radio communications and gathered information for a preplan should a rescue be required in that area some day. We put our ATV's with tracks to use carrying snowshoes and pulling 2 members on skiis to the staging area high above Kootenay Lake. Two of our members were able to assist with their personal sleds. It was a beautiful sunny day which was particularly thrilling for the photographers in our group!
We hope you'll join us tomorrow (Monday), 6:30 pm at the Langham and lend your support to our Rope Rescue Training funding request 🌟
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It was a cold and wet day on Saturday for our annual helicopter hover exit certification. Our canine team had fun with Kibou even helping herself to get up onto the Heli skids. We were thankful to have our command trailer there to shelter from the rain under the awning and warm up inside! This year we also practiced removing helicopter seats and loading a patient on a vac mat stretcher.
It was a busy day for the team yesterday. Not long after the boat callout we were tasked to conduct a body recovery. The team put all their hours of rope training to good use to efficiently bring the body up a steep 60 meter embankment.
The team responded to some boaters in distress this afternoon, thankfully it was uneventful and the boaters are now safely on shore!
A big thanks to members Miriam and Geoffrey for putting together an egg hunt for kids and members alike! The kids had at it and then our members hunted for leftovers via grid search 🐰