The Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), is a Canada-wide volunteer aviation association dedicated to providing air search support services in downed aircraft, recently more humanitarian efforts, and promotes Canada’s Search and Rescue Program across Canada. Our volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist in providing air search assistance to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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CASARA NEWS
SARscene 2021 Announcement
CASARA is proud to help share that SARscene will be held in Saskatoon, SK in 2021! Please read the letter from President Bobbi Buchanan from SARSAV (Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers) that was sent to our President Frank Schuurmans.
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COVID-19 CASARA Public Update
CASARA is still operationally ready despite the current national state of COVID-19. We will continue to operate in all 10 provinces and 3 territories but will implement our operating procedures according to Health Canada’s guidelines. This will include social distanci...
CASARA Members Awarded RCAF Military Coins
On January 24th-26th CASARA held a PTO/PSO conference for members with the attendance of the military covering everything from operations, training, and SAR cases. The conference involved members across the country and provided great coverage of the v...
On January 25th 2020, Gord Tessier (Director of Communications and Pilot) out of the Niagara region was on air with Matt Holmes on NewsTalk 610 CKTB. Gord Discussed the recent training exercise that took place within the past week, as people in the Niagara region were inquiring about the plane t...