Your community depends on volunteers in various organizations to help prepare for crisis and provide for the basic needs of those impacted by emergencies and disasters. Here’s how you can get involved and help.
Canadian Red Cross - Emergency Support Services
In Squamish, Emergency Support Services (ESS) is provided by Canadian Red Cross volunteers. Being an ESS volunteer with the Red Cross involves:
To learn more and to get involved with the Squamish Canadian Red Cross team, please apply here.
Squamish Amateur Radio Club – Emergency Communications
Emergency Communications in Squamish are overseen by the Squamish Amateur Radio Club.
To learn more and to get involved with the Squamish Amateur Radio Club, please visit squamisharc.wordpress.com/.
Squamish Search and Rescue
Squamish Search and Rescue (SSAR) is a volunteer, community-based organization that provides 24/7 search and rescue services in and around Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. SSAR members train throughout the year to maintain proficiency in various search and rescue disciplines. One of the busiest teams in the province, SSAR completes around 85-100 operations each year.
To learn more about SSAR, please visit squamishsar.org
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Station 4 provides volunteer-run marine search and rescue operations. RCM-SAR operates dedicated search and rescue vessels and local on-call crew, offers boat safety checks for recreational boaters, and provides information about boat safety and boat operator certifications.
To learn more about RCM-SAR, please visit rcmsar.com
January 15, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Efforts to bypass Queens Way lift station successful; community efforts helped mitigate environmental impacts
Map shows the alignment of the sanitary forcemain from the Downtown lift station to the Queens Way lift station.
January 14, 2023 at 3:45 PM
District crews urgently working to create a bypass for failed Queens Way Lift Station to avoid major impacts to public or environment
Some sanitary wastewater has entered the Squamish Estuary; Residents and businesses asked to reduce water use to help minimize impact
Map shows…