Dear Editor:

-Recent media attention
about ground and inland
search and rescue services
has made it clear that the vol-
unteers who deliver the
search and rescue service can
no longer continue to provide
the free service without help
from the general public, local
municipalities and provincial
government.

The general public can
help by using the trip plan
form for ali outdoor activities.

The! person fitls out the
form and leaves it with a
friend. If the person docs not
return at the time specified on
the form, then search and res-
cue has an opportunity to
search in the specific places
stated in the form.

In addition the pubiic can
support the free search and
rescue service by ensuring
that their'elected officials are
aware of the service and the
needs of the voluntecrs who
provide the service.

Municipalities can help by
reviewing the search and res-
cue needs of their area/district
with the local police, munici-
pal coordinator, search and
rescue team and regional
manager.

Together they can estab-
lish an integrated supported
response to. those needing
assistance.

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The rere govern-
ment together with the
municipalities can help by
ensuring that training courses
are available to the search and
rescue volunteers.

The Ministry of the
Attorney General established
a search and rescue advisory
to, amongst other things,
advise the — Provincial
Emergency Program on
search and rescue policy and
training.

A recent recommendation
by the committee to provide
$70,000 for training for fiscal
1996-97 was rejected and
countered with an offer of
$18,000.

Eighteen thousand dollars
to train 4,250 Search and
Rescue voiunteers? After fur-
ther consideration, the pro-
gram suggested the figure
may be increased to $38,000.

“Worth Vancouver City Library
W2 West 14th St, Yorte Van.

What's happening in our District

Cali for Advisory .
Committee Niembers

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, ( “aring for our community is a

ommuunity effort -- and North
Vancouverites put a lot into their

community.

District Council and staff are actively

The 4,250 women and
men who risk their lives to
provide ground and inland
water search and or rescucs
must be treated with greater
respect and opportunities to
learn, practice and deliver
safe, reliable, effective and
efficient search and rescue for
the people of B.C.

It is your tur to rescue the
free ground and inland water
search and rescue service,

Picase he!p, because all of
our lives depend on each
other in times of need.

Dave Brewer
North Vancouver

Priorities
Dear Editor:

Now. let’s get this
straight. If 1 cut down a tree,
whereby I may well enhance
the value of my property, I
can be fined $500?

if my dog dumps (heaven
forbid that | not pick it up), f
can be fined $2,000.

What was it Gilbert and
Sullivan said about the pun-
ishment fitting the crime?

There is something very
wrong about priorities in
North Vancouver District.

M. T. Morgan
North Vancouver
aimorgan@web.net

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