Tag Archive: search and rescue


Don Ward Foothills search and rescue founder…

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April 17, 2026

Don Ward Life Time Achievement Award…

Water festival search and rescue demonstration, Photo KDG, Tracy Dunsmere File,Merritt BC.

We passed on your book, To Chris the Bus Driver and former Reserist who raised the flag at the last November,11th veterans day observance…

” Military Disasters”

I received a book on Disasters from Don Galahur and after a number of years have passed it on as the inside tag had suggested the original owner wanted. Congratulations to Don Ward on his lifetime achievement award that he was received April 23rd of some year. It’s been a while.

Sometimes search and recovery

Spring runoff coming Don’t be a statistic.

Mothers day weekend is my point of reference for high run off in the local rivers. We have control with a dam at Nicola lake dam and sophisticated measuring and predicting electronics.

Today remains the possibility of some ice that would be rotten and you would not want to take chances on it.

Remmber Don Ward and other SandR people on April 23rd. KDG

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TGIF- Arrest in Kamloops..

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September 27, 2019
Dave Macauly of Nicola Valley Search and Rescue talk about missing person, with RCMP.
File Photo KDG

Merritt has had a lot of interest in cold cases for years after the disappearance of a local young person many years ago. We have no other info other then the retweet below.

On this Day: September 27th 1998

Google is born.

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Search and Rescue forum

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April 1, 2014

 

Local river 27/1/11 Photo KDG

There is a community meeting coming to the Merritt in respect to search and rescue. Hosted by the Nicola Valley Search and Rescue society, it highlights the society formed to provide recovery activities after a demonstrated need occurred when two young men drowned in their canoe on Nicola Lake.The meeting place is at the local community college NVIT Nicola Valley Institute of Technology on Belshaw Avenue in Merritt.

The presentation is billed as being by the founders of the recovery society and is on April 13th at 1pm.

Search and rescue goes to a recovery phase after a certain time passes.

Update: The mission Statement of the Legacy Water Search and recovery as a non-profit society is to search and safely recover drowning victims with innovative technology. They are committed to provide victim’s families with emotional support and drowning prevention education to the public.

The groups inspiration came from the activities of Gene and Sandy Ralston, who for only expenses have traveled thousands of miles in North America. The Ralston’ have used advances in key technologies such as side scan sonar and remote operated vehicles to search and recover victims in very deep water.

The Ralstons and associates efforts have lead to the recovery of 90 victims of drowning since 2000. source Legacy Water Search and Recovery brochure.

At this time they are looking for support to purchase equipment, they can be contacted at  their web site  http://www.legacywatersearch.com .
Today in history: April 1st 1891

The Wrigley company is founded in Chicago Illinois

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