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Celebrating 40 years of STARS, November 2025
Every month, we're collecting stories celebrating 40 years of STARS Allies, Very Important Patients, and Innovation. These were the stories we highlighted in the month of October 2025. Forty Years of STARS AlliesLions Club International Launching an air ambulance service isn’t easy — it requires funding, trust, and an organization willing to take1
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Patient’s original song an emotional tribute to STARS founder and legacy
CALGARY, Nov. 25, 2025 – A heartfelt and deeply personal tribute to STARS and its 40 years of life-saving service is taking flight in the form of music. Local singer-songwriter Jacquie Drew, a former STARS patient, has released an original song celebrating the organization’s founder and decades of impact.This marks the first time a song about1
Jacquie Drew
After surviving a motorcycle crash, singer Jacquie Drew wrote "If I Could Fly" to honour STARS and founder Dr. Greg Powell. Inspired by Powell’s legacy, she performed her emotional tribute for the organization, expressing deep gratitude for the lifesaving care she received.
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STARS Podcast Tells Teen’s Tale of Resilience
Mission Ready Season 2, presented by ARC Resources, dives deep into the skill set of the STARS crew and the value of amazing response partners.STARS’ Mission Ready podcast offers a front-row seat to the organization’s essential life-saving work. In Season 2, presented by ARC Resources, listeners follow the incredible story of 16-year-old Draidyn1
A Clear Picture
The flexible bronchoscope optimizes intubation in complex situations.In life-saving situations, ensuring a patient has a secure airway is critical. But in certain cases, when there is trauma to the airway, excessive swelling, or even if the patient has atypical anatomy, intubation can be difficult. STARS has recently added a flexible bronchoscope1
Welcome Home, Orion
STARS’ new accredited facility dog is a very good boy.Orion, a three-year-old Labrador retriever, officially joined the STARS team in February 2025 as an accredited facility dog whose role is to provide emotional support to team members across the organization.Orion came to STARS through a partnership with the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society1
Teamwork Amid Tragedy
Every STARS mission is unique. This one highlights the incredible collaboration between STARS and the many first-response teams that attended a mass-casualty incident in the Rockies.On the afternoon of June 19, 2025, a massive rockslide took place at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, along the Icefields Parkway. In total, 13 people were1
STARS AND KEEWATINOHK INNINIW MINOAYAWIN INC. ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE CRITICAL CARE IN REMOTE FIRST NATIONS
WINNIPEG / Treaty One Territory, Nov. 4, 2025 – STARS and Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin (KIM) Inc. are pleased to announce the signing of a formal agreement to enhance critical care access in two remote First Nations in Northern Manitoba.This initiative will begin with a six-month trial period that will provide frontline health-care teams in the1