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Dr. Doug Brown
Dr. Doug Brown
Dr. Doug Brown
Doug Brown has been a member of Lions Bay SAR since 1996. He is an emergency physician, ski patroller, mountain rescue technician and a world expert in accidental hypothermia. He works at Royal Columbian Hospital and volunteers with Whistler Blackcomb, Mike Wiegele's Helicopter Skiing, Lions Bay SAR and North Shore Rescue. He is also the chair of the BCSARA Medical Advisory Committee.
Brad Sills
Dr. Doug Brown
Dr. Doug Brown
Brad Sills joined Whistler SAR in 1976 and has served for 40 years on its board. He received certification as a SAR manager in 1992 and SAR manager level 2 in 2017. Brad was awarded the Provincial SAR Volunteer of the Year Award (2017) and the Whistler Citizen of the Year Award in 2012. He is the author of the BCSARA Helicopter Operations Training Program and the chair of the BCSARA Air Support Committee.
Dwight Yochim
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Dwight Yochim
Dwight Yochim is a retired forester with 25 years experience with Coquitlam SAR, most of that time as a search manager and, at one point, the society's president. He was also BCSARA's first CEO for five years and is currently a volunteer again with Coquitlam SAR. Dwight was involved in numerous large searches throughout the province before the SAR manager level 2 was developed.
Nancy Argyle
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Dwight Yochim
Nancy Argyle is a former journalist and crisis communications/media relations expert. During her time in government, she led large EPI teams through hundreds of emergency incidents and 11 disasters that required public evacuations. More recently, she was BCSARA's communications manager and is now in a similar role for SAR Alberta. She is also an executive editor for a New York agency.
Mark Jennings-Bates
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Recruiting SAR Mentors
Mark Jennings-Bates is a manager with Kaslo Search and Rescue and joined the team in 2017. He helped establish a skilled swift water team after being a rafting guide in Alberta for several years. His background is, most recently, 10 years in the Canadian Army as a captain with an armoured reconnaissance unit. Mark has extensive experience ice climbing, skiing, climbing, mountaineering and paragliding.