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New building coming for Wells Gray Search and Rescue

Modular 36’ x 60’ building to be installed in mid-June
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By Times Staff

Wells Gray Search and Rescue has announced that its project to replace their headquarters building is nearing completion after more than a year of planning.

Building permits are in place and a new 36’ x 60’ modular building has been secured for delivery.

The old headquaters is now being emptied and will be disposed of to the fire department for use at another location for training purposes.

READ MORE: New home for Wells Gray Search and Rescue (Oct. 27, 2017)

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The plan is to complete the changeover by mid-June. In the meantime, WGSAR will continue to operate from its mobile command trailer.

Previously called Clearwater Search and Rescue, the current WGSAR organization arose about 35 years ago among a small group of volunteers who had taken part in a massive, unsuccessful search for a deaf mute boy missing near Helmcken Falls.

The group’s early headquarters included a portion of the Clearwater fire hall, then later a ramshackle building that was previously used as a residence for teachers.

About 15 years ago, WGSAR acquired a building that formerly housed the Clearwater offices of BC Hydro, and moved it to its present location near the trout hatchery owned by Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, across the old highway from Dutch Lake.

The new building will be placed on the site of the old one. The cost will be roughly $175,000 for the delivered building, plus about $10,000 for site preparation, surveys, permits, plumbing, electrical work and installation.

Most of the money is coming from the provincial government.



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Wells Gray Search and Rescue primarily provides ground search capabilities for people lost in the Upper North Thompson and Wells Gray Park areas.