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Month: June 2012

Update on Elliot Lake

By Michael Coyle Posted on 27/06/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with HUSAR. rescue, opinion, SAR, urban

An update on reposes to my article on the situation at Elliot Lake yesterday

On the Elliot Lake Mall collapse

By Michael Coyle Posted on 26/06/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with Elliot Lake, HUSAR, rescue, urban SAR

A comment on the political response to the situation at Elliot Lake and how safety decisions should be left to the rescuers.

Death of two Marine SAR Volunteers in BC

By Michael Coyle Posted on 04/06/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with death, Marine, SAR

Another sad day for Search and Rescue members in BC, and across Canada as word spread that two members of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, Station 12: Halfmoon Bay, died in an accident while training in Skookumchuck Narrows. …

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