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March 29, 2014

Member Profile – Rick Barsky

Have you ever watched children playing and observed their love for the outdoors? Seen what fascinates them and holds their interest? “You can tell who would make a good Search and Rescue member one day,” says Rick Barsky. “I hope I’m encouraging the next generation.” After 25 years working and owning a business in the photofinishing industry, Rick took a year off, got a student loan, went back to school and entered a whole new profession. As an Educational Assistant in the Saskatoon Public School Division for the past 15 years, Rick works with pre-kindergarten and special needs children at...

SSAR Training

February 27, 2014

SSAR Member Involved in Search Exercise in NWT

SSAR President Jeff Baxter recently took part in a major Search and Rescue training exercise in Yellowknife, NWT. What a great experience! The exercise was run by Arctic Response Canada Ltd. as part of the Ground Search Liaison portion of the Canadian Armed Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre’s Arctic Operations Advisor Course (AOAC). Other organizations supporting the exercise included: Yellowknife Search and Rescue RCMP Yellowknife Municipal Enforcement Division NWT Coroner Jeff’s roles included Search Manager and Exercise Director. In addition to planning appropriate search tasks to fit the scenarios and briefing the teams, he also coordinated the actors and other...

PSAR (Preventative Search and Rescue)

February 23, 2014

SSAR at Cameco Family Day Skating Party

On Monday, February 17, SSAR members provided first aid services at the Cameco Family Day Skating Party at the Meewasin skating rink. Thankfully it was a much warmer day than when we did this at the Potash Corp Skating Party in January! It was great fun and there were lots of people out and lots of activities for people to take part in. This was another great event for public exposure of SSAR and being prepared to use our first aid skills. Thanks to Rebecca Basset, Sherry Buller, Henry Eng, Chris Franko and Kent Orosz for volunteering. (For more photos from...

PSAR (Preventative Search and Rescue)

January 27, 2014

SSAR at Potash Corp Skating Party

On Sunday, January 26, SSAR members provided first aid services at the Potash Corp Skating Party at the Meewasin skating rink. Despite an extremely cold day (-31 with windchill) about 250 people came out for the event. It was great to see people having so much fun, laughing as they wiped out, drinking hot chocolate, eating hotdogs and warming themselves by the fire. Fortunately, only minimal services were required — a bandaid for a man who got a cut on his finger and warming of toes for a little girl. We warmed the girl’s toes between our hands, heated up...

PSAR (Preventative Search and Rescue) / Recruiting

January 14, 2014

SSAR at Banff Mountain Film Festival

On Monday, January 13, 2014, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour came to Saskatoon for the 21st year in a row! Over 1,500 people attended and the vast majority are people who are active in the outdoors. It was a perfect location for Saskatoon Search and Rescue to have a display to promote safe wilderness travel via the AdventureSmart program and to recruit new members. A lot of people stopped by to chat and to learn more about us and what we do. Thanks to the Alpine Club of Canada – Saskatchewan Section for hosting the event and inviting...