Regular blog posts
Who is the busiest SAR team in BC? Using numbers from EMBC I analysed the call volumes of SAR groups in BC and came up with some interesting results.
The new map created by the District of North Van for the Knee Knacker race has some serious flaws that limit its usefulness for navigation.
Looking back through data from the last 11 years I figure Canada Day long weekend 2013 was the busiest we have had in BC.
There’s a lot of misinformation about the newly downloadable BC TRIM maps in PDF formats. They are not “apps” and they are not a replacement for paper maps.
The family of a Canadian man missing in Australia posted $100,000 reward for his recovery alive or dead. Amateurs from all over converge on site.
My friend Richard Laing of Ridge Meadows SAR has written an analysis of missing subjects with dementia in the Metro Vancouver area. View the document here.
The prototype YourLo.ca/tion service was used in a recent rescue; updates on the service and an appeal for donations to keep it running.
We used some high tech yesterday to locate the subjects of a search, but the real credit goes to calling for help early!
I got a first look at the BCA Tracker 3 Avalanche Beacon last week.
