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Burnaby USAR

‘We will never forget’: Emotional crowd greets B.C. search team returning from Turkey |…

Smith Feb 15, 2023

Packing flowers and waving Turkish and Canadian flags, an emotional crowd greeted members of a B.C. search-and-rescue team as they arrived at the Vancouver International Airport, Tuesday evening. The 10-member Burnaby Urban Search and…

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‘Exhausted’ B.C. rescue team returns home from Turkey earthquake zone Tuesday | Globalnews.ca

Smith Feb 14, 2023

A team of B.C. search-and-rescue experts deployed to help find victims of devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is slated to return home Tuesday. The Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team flew to Turkey the day after last…