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Intense mock search and rescue exercise with RCAF at Kamloops Airport
February 26, 2016 - 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Extinguishing fires, parachuting search and rescue technicians and the jaws of life were all part of a busy scene at the Kamloops airport yesterday, but the emergency was only an exercise, a unique one which gave local emergency crews a chance to work with the best of the best in search and rescue, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron.
Kamloops man with cracked vertebrae crawls for help after ultralight crash
February 22, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - It's a flight Cam Villeneuve won’t soon forget. After losing control of his Beaver Ultralight aircraft on Feb. 1, the 73-year-old’s crash became a story of survival — one that involves an intense crawl with cracked vertebrae and a lucky encounter with an off-duty firefighter.
Kamloops veteran receives medal of distinction, gratitude from France
January 14, 2016 - 9:00 PM

"IT FEELS VERY NICE THAT THEY REMEMBER."
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Intense mock search and rescue exercise with RCAF at Kamloops Airport