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AltaLink’s $1.2 million gift a generational investment in the health and safety of Western Canadian communities
CALGARY, AB, April 28, 2022 – A generous $1.2 million donation from AltaLink is helping STARS reach its ambitious fundraising goal for the multi-year capital campaign to renew its fleet of air ambulance helicopters.The Keep the Fight in Flight campaign was launched in 2018 to renew STARS’ fleet of aging aircraft with nine Airbus H145 helicopters,1
BONUS: STARS Origins
When our first helicopter and medical crew took flight in 1985, we didn’t just offer hope to the hopeless. We radically changed the way critical care was delivered. Join us as we chat with Dr. Greg Powell, one of STARS’ founders, as he takes us through the birth and growth of Western Canada’s leading prehospital care service. Find out where our1
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After the mission
Marcia’s recovery was a journey of ups, downs, and seemingly never-ending run-ins with cougars. It was as though she was living in a nightmare long after the attack. Listen as she shares the unconventional ways she chose to cope, including what happened when she returned to the scene of the attack and the special name she gave to her first1
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Who helps the helpers?
Who provides support to the frontline staff and to the people who witnessed this attack and other horrific tragedies? With PTSD top of mind for front-line workers and mental health and wellness such an important factor in our industry and beyond, how do we make sure our crews stay healthy physically and mentally? We talk to the helpers and find1
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Bedside manner
Forty inches of stitches to Marcia’s head. Another 140 staples. Six hours and 30 minutes to sew up the wounds. A jar of cougar fur. An off-duty STARS nurse was at the landing pad with Marcia’s boyfriend when the helicopter landed and Marcia was rushed inside. Marla Tabler was there for it all and walks us through the care she received in1
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Community leaders raise more than $240,000 for STARS
Edmonton, AB, March 28, 2022 — Four Edmonton business and community leaders raised more than $240,000 at the inaugural Rescue on the River fundraising event for STARS, held on March 24.This year’s brave participants were David Leeworthy, Director, First Truck; Sine Chadi, CEO – Imperial Equities Inc.; Shane Chrapko, Owner – Birds & Bees1
Birchcliff Energy provides generous $1.5 million gift to new STARS fleet serving Grande Prairie and area
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB, March 22, 2022 – STARS’ fleet renewal capital campaign has received a major boost with a $1.5 million gift from Birchcliff Energy, helping to secure a new H145 helicopter to serve the Grande Prairie region.The Keep the Fight in Flight campaign launched in 2018 across Western Canada to renew STARS’ aging aircraft fleet with new1
Skids up to Nose Mountain
Inside the STARS helicopter enroute to the mountain top, the air medical crew prepares for what they are about to experience on this complex mission: treating a coworker’s loved one who has been mauled by a cougar and sustained a massive head wound. At the chaotic scene, Marcia’s coworkers apply first aid and scramble to prepare a landing zone for1
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