New funding for B.C. Search and Rescue groups

By Pique Staff
SAR organizations to receive $18.6 million over three years from province

The province is giving $18.6 million in one-time funding to ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups throughout the province to be used over the next three years. “In discussions with (the BC Search and Rescue Association), I’ve heard the ground search and rescue community’s strong concerns about the need for both an immediate infusion of funding and a clearer path toward long-term sustainable funding,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General in a release March 23.…

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March 23, 2019

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