May 4, 2014 - OTTAWA, Ont.
Media are invited to cover TIGEREX 2014’s simulated SAR activity at Mont Cascade, Quebec.
When: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10 a.m. Media should be in place no later than 9:30 a.m.
Where: Mont Cascades Ski Resort, South chairlift
What: More than 80 personnel from 424 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron, with their CC-130H Hercules aircraft and CH-146 Griffon helicopters, are conducting a search and rescue (SAR) exercise called TIGEREX 2014 in Gatineau, Quebec from May 5 to 9, 2014. Volunteer SAR organizations such as the Sauvetage et recherche aériens du Québec (SERABEC) and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), with whom 424 Squadron regularly works, are annual participants of TIGEREX. This year's exercise will also include participation of the Sureté du Québec, Ontario Provincial Police, and local paramedics and fire rescue crews from the Gatineau area.
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Notes to editor / news director:
Media are requested to confirm attendance by noon Monday, May 5 by emailing Captain Christopher Daniel, 8 Wing Public Affairs Officer, at: christopher.daniel@forces.gc.ca
For more information on 424 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron visit:
http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/8-wing/424-squadron.page
