Title:
SARVAC - SARSCENE 2019 and SARSCENE 2020 National SAR Conferences
Agreement Number:
the PSIMS agreement number: 20917
Agreement Value:
$500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 8, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The main objective of this project is to provide SAR responders, emergency services, public educators, policy makers and stakeholders the opportunity to meet in one location over 4 day period to discuss issues, opportunities and foster professional relationships. SARVAC would like to offer SAR partners the opportunity to have closed door discussions at pre-conference meetings, take part in a hands-on training day, chat with equipment representatives at the tradeshow exhibit, and participate in information sessions which include prevention, case studies, technology, vulnerable persons, mental health, SAR policy, hazards, and much more. The conference will provide communication in both official languages. Simultaneous interpretation will also be available when the conference is held in locations of predominantly French speaking regions of Quebec, New Brunswick and Ottawa. This conference will be collaborative in format, including all SAR - not just GSAR.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
An immediate outcome related directly to this project will be when SAR members contact us to state "what an amazing SARSCENE this year- where will next years be ?". That's the first sign of a successful event and allows opportunities for SAR partners, responders, policy makers, educators and volunteers alike to contribute to and participate in a conference shaped just for them. The conference will provide a network for SAR communities to a share experiences, knowledge, tools, services, and best practices. An annual event such as this for SAR can increase moral. belonging and encourage growth in the participants own SAR units, as they see the benefit of multiple SAR practitioners, both paid and volunteer, working together for a common purpose. The long term outcome of this project will be the development of a successful conference model to be used annually. The conference would be utilized by the SAR community and provide a grassroots and collaborative perspective, moving forward in the future.
Location:
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador, CA A1L 0A6
Reference Number:
214-2019-2020-Q1-0004
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
873716971
Recipient's Legal Name:
Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)/ Association canadienne des volontaires en recherche et sauvetage
Research Organization:
SARVAC is a federal organization that provides a national voice for GSAR volunteers in Canada, addressing issues of common concern - to enhance the protection and safety of GSAR volunteers in Canada, to enhance SARVAC’s profile as a trusted volunteer emergency response organization to the public, stakeholders and government representatives at all levels, to encourage P/T jurisdictions to seek common ground in the development of GSAR training and response, to promote and participate in public education programs aimed at reducing severity and frequency of SAR events, to build and share an inclusive volunteer GSAR program with Indigenous Peoples, and to enhance recruitment and retention.
The SARVAC Board of Directors is comprised of volunteer representatives from each of the 13 P/T GSAR Associations in Canada. Ultimately, SARVAC represents the interests of 9,000 ground search and rescue (GSAR) volunteers throughout Canada who provide search and rescue services on land and inland waters. SARVAC est un organisme fédéral qui offre une voix nationale aux volontaires de RSS au Canada, abordant des questions d'intérêt commun - améliorer la protection et la sécurité des volontaires de RSS au Canada, améliorer le profil de SARVAC en tant qu'organisation d'intervention d'urgence fiable pour le public, les intervenants et les représentants gouvernementaux à tous les niveaux, pour encourager les administrations PT à rechercher un terrain d’entente dans le développement de la formation et de l’intervention en RSS, à promouvoir et à participer aux programmes d’éducation publique visant à réduire la gravité et la fréquence des événements de RS, programme de RSS volontaire avec les peuples autochtones, et pour améliorer le recrutement et la rétention.
Le conseil d'administration de SARVAC est composé de représentants bénévoles de chacune des 13 associations provinciales / territoriales de RSS. En fin de compte, SARVAC représente les intérêts de 9 000 volontaires de recherche et sauvetage au sol (RSS) au Canada qui fournissent des services de recherche et sauvetage sur les terres et les eaux intérieures.
Federal Riding Name:
Avalon (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Federal Riding Number:
10001
Program:
Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF)
Program Purpose:
The SAR New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF), was established by the federal government in 1988, and is managed by Public Safety Canada (PS), in partnership with other federal, provincial and territorial SAR organizations.
SAR NIF provides annual funding for projects that will improve the National Search and Rescue Program. SAR NIF projects must address at least one of the National SAR Program Annual Priorities.