by Chris Wickham | Jul 12, 2019 | Community, Featured, HQ News, news, Profile, Share
On July 5, RCMSAR Headquarters staff said a bittersweet goodbye to Chief Executive Officer, Pat Quealey, who is moving on to a new role with the Canadian Red Cross in British Columbia and Yukon. For three years, Pat led RCMSAR with a fierce dedication to mission,...
by Chris Wickham | Mar 12, 2019 | Community, Featured, news
Last month was the coldest February on record for Vancouver, and the wild weather didn’t stop with the frozen temperatures. High winds and unprecedented snowstorms wreaked havoc, and RCMSAR Stations all over the province were called to action. While warmer...
by Chris Wickham | Feb 1, 2019 | Community, Featured, HQ News, news
The Kids Don’t Float program was honoured by the Canadian Safe Boating Council, its members and stakeholders in Canada-wide recreational boating safety with a 2018 Canadian Safe Boating Award (CASBA) for Best Boating Safety Initiative. Cathy Dupuis, SAR...
by Chris Wickham | Jan 9, 2019 | Community, Featured, HQ News, news, Share
The free SAR Tools App I created in 2014 continues to grow in popularity with marine SAR organizations around the world. As of the end of 2018 there are 1878 active installs on Android and IOS devices. In the last five years there have been more than 6000 Android...
by Chris Wickham | Oct 31, 2018 | Featured, HQ News, news
Work is well underway at Titan Boats in Sidney building the new Falkins Class Type 2 for Station 45 Masset. RCMSAR 45 will be the ninth Type 2 in RCMSAR service. The last delivery of a Type 2 was in 2014 to Station 60 – Comox. The Type 2 have proven a reliable and...
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