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19 Wing sending members to Nepal Erin Haluschak Record Staff
With 14 hours’ notice, a sevenmember team composed of firefighters from 19 Wing Comox left the Valley Sunday afternoon to offer disaster assistance to those affected by the 7.8-magnitude quake in Nepal which hit the country Saturday.
Hope Afloat dragon boat team back in the water ... 3
More than 4,000 dead, thousands more injured in 7.8-magnitude earthquake The members are part of a light urban search and rescue team, tasked to assist the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) out of Trenton, Ont., explained Lt.-Col. Clinton Mowbray, acting wing commander for
CFB Comox. “They’ll be put on the ground and the first concern of the team is to make sure the area is safe to operate in. Once they’ve made that determination, they’ll work with other members of the Cana-
dian Forces and other nations that are providing assistance … to start helping to see if they can find any survivors and provide relief to the survivors in Nepal,” he explained to media. Mowbray said Canada is usually one of the first countries to offer assistance to nations in need.
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The Comox Valley Record won gold for overall excellence at the BCYNA Ma Murray Awards on Saturday.
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Members of Team CSEE (Camosun College students) make the exchange at a transition point during Sunday's Royal LePage Comox Valley Snow To Surf Adventure Relay Race in the Comox Valley. A total of 140 teams competed. See page 23 for a recap of the event.
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