CGSAR Exec meeting - November 22, 2023
In attendance: Tom, Tina, Alana, Jeff, Jackie
The food unit needs to be able to provide food for 24 hours to 40 people ( 3 times a day).
A list of all the  teams equipment will be added to SMART.
A funding grant of $100,000 a maximum of $3,000,000 is available through Dept. of Justice. The deadline is December 12th, 2023.
The bill for the chain saw course has to be paid before the certificates will be sent.
The National Certification Program would like to see CSA taught and accredited. They want all team leaders to be accredited and would assess them every 3 years. Every team should have an asessor.
Province House expressed gratitude towards GSAR for efforts during Fiona, etc.
There could possibly be an increase to $1000.00 for the tax credit. It is only at the first reading stage, and there will be 3.
There is now mental health support for GSAR and first responders, and their families. It includes counselling, nutrition, support, etc. and has 24 hour access. It will be brought to the team for discussion.
The mental health video and pictures access will be given to us for our own promotion.
The mental health grant has been completed except for the financial part, and one final report (Tina).
Problems with equipment:
Broken co-ax cable on mast, generator failures, printer issues, need new microwave.
Seana Jewer has sent a prospective program called the 'Posse Project' to Tina. It is a youth driven outreach project for those 15-35 years old. 911 would transfer calls to 211 and would work with the police, who would then respond to the calls. They want GSAR to give info about what they could offer.  There is a high suicide  rate in the pride community. They would tell us about the new terminolgy. Forms would be filled out on family members with suicidal tendencies, then, if they go missing, the info would be available.
Tina will be a Resilient Minds trainer for firefighters.
There are more mental health grants available for up to $25,000 if CGSAR is interested. The deadline to decide is July, 2024.
Logistics chief needs to be replaced. Interested members should give the executive a resume.
Meeting adjourned.