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SAR NEWS

• Toddler saved from crashed Cessna
• Canadian SAR coming to prime-time television
• Ontario government continues to invest in urban SAR
• Newfoundland fishermen rescued from burning vessel – honoured by Prime Minister
• SAR team purchases hovercraft in remembrance
• BC announces funding for SAR teams
• Video on 406 MHz ELTs available
• Edmonton raises awareness during Emergency Preparedness Week

PEOPLE

Awards

• National Search and Rescue Secretariat SAR Awards
• CASARA Member of the Year Award
• Cormorant crew receives international award
• Founder of Sauvetage Canada Rescue receives Caring Canadian Award
• Captain receives Marine Safety Award
• Six volunteers honoured in BC
• CASARA renames National SAR Excellence Award

ARTICLES

• Confronting an Arctic Nightmare
• The Spirit of Search and Rescue in full swing at SARSCENE 2007
• CFAWC and the SAR Community: Working Together to Save Lives
• Amateur Radio: From hobby to helping those in need
• Cospas-Sarsat celebrates 25 years of aiding search and rescue around the world
• Maiden flight of Canada’s first student unmanned aerial vehicle competition

Book Reviews

• Here if you need me: a story about love and loss
• Authors document over 50 years of professional rescue

EMERGENCY BEACONS

• Disposing of emergency beacons
• Myths about emergency beacons

SEARCH AND RESCUE NEW INITIATIVES FUND

• SAR NIF Funding Announcement
• SAR NIF Showcase
• Ice rescue expertise in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park: Improving rescue capabilities
• Training exercises strengthen Manitoba SAR network
• Making outdoor activities safer for youth