Anticipating the 2017 Season
While many people might glance up at the stormy April skies with a sense of disappointment we in the seasonal boating family tend see it as the first rays of light drawing us out of...
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Easter Egg Hunt – A Hopping Success!!
Today’s event was a great success!! The volunteers of PARA had a fun time hosting our local communities with fun games including egg and spoon races and ball toss, colouring station, a line throwing...
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Evening with 424 Squadron
PARA had a special visitor on Thursday when Captain Graeme Cooke joined us from 424 Transport and Rescue squadron based out of CFB Trenton. It was a very informative evening where Captain Cooke talked...
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2016 Season Kicks off with review of 2015 SAR Taskings
Our 2016 Season kicked off with a review of the 2015 SAR taskings. It was a great opportunity to share our experiences, review the challenges and gain insight from others on what we did...
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PARU Re-Dedication Ceremony 2014
Community helps put Pickering rescue boat back on the water PICKERING — A Pickering rescue boat is back on the water thanks to the support of the community. On Saturday,… Pickering News Advertiser |...
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Award of Distinction From the Canadian Coast Guard
Gary Endicott Receives Award of Distinction From the Canadian Coast Guard. Transcript of speech by Kathleen Getty, CCG, at SARSCENE, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2012: I can’t think of no more appropriate venue to deliver...
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PARA Training Day in snapd Oshawa
PARA Training Day The Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association (PARA) took part in an off-season training exercise at the South Oshawa Community Centre Pool in January. Survival skills are essential for PARA, who are...
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Recent Posts
2017 Easter Egg Hunt
Join us for our 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt. To be held at Rotary Frenchman’s Bay West Park on Sunday April 16th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Visit our Facebook page to register. We...
2016 Season in Review
On a brisk morning in mid-November our vessel PARU was gently lifted out of the water and placed on her cradle. With this momentous event our 2016 boating circle was complete and again the curtain...
Herongate Fundraiser & Silent Auction
On October 27th we will be holding our annual dinner theatre fundraiser and silent auction. Its always the hightlight of our season as it gives us the opportunity to connect with the people who make...
An Exciting Day for PARA
It has been an exciting 24 hours for PARA and even as we speak it continues… So where do we begin? Like any good story we need to start at the very beginning. As the...
Planes, Ferries and Automobiles
Early in the morning on Wednesday May 11th five of us set off on a trip out west to participate in Royal Canadian Marine SAR’s SAREX 2016. This was a great opportunity for many of...
2016 Operations Day
We held our annual Operations Day last Saturday (April 23rd) and it was, as always, a very busy but educational and informative day. The primary focus of the day is to get everyone up to...
Easter Egg Hunt – A Hopping Success!!
Today’s event was a great success!! The volunteers of PARA had a fun time hosting our local communities with fun games including egg and spoon races and ball toss, colouring station, a line throwing area...
Evening with 424 Squadron
PARA had a special visitor on Thursday when Captain Graeme Cooke joined us from 424 Transport and Rescue squadron based out of CFB Trenton. It was a very informative evening where Captain Cooke talked about...
2016 Season Kicks off with review of 2015 SAR Taskings
Our 2016 Season kicked off with a review of the 2015 SAR taskings. It was a great opportunity to share our experiences, review the challenges and gain insight from others on what we did well...