Chad Rogers grateful for life after being run over by tractor and baler
When Chad was run over by a tractor and 907-kg baler, the closest hospital didn’t have the specialized tools needed to save his life. And because he was working... Read More...
KLY: the surprise honour on our first H145 helicopter
Kelly Waldron was the first Very Important Patient STARS ever flew. That was December 1985, and now her namesake will forever be part of the next generation of ... Read More...
A rowdy horse kicked Kirk Wall and soon put him into our helicopter
Kirk Wall was enjoying a quiet Sunday on his ranch, a remote slice of heaven tucked out of sight on the Canadian prairies, when the weekend peace was shattered ... Read More...
Morris marks 90th anniversary with ambitious STARS donation
Morris Industries built one of their popular 9650 ICT air carts entirely through donated vendor components and volunteer staff hours, and its live-auction sale ... Read More...
The new Airbus H145 helicopter: From plan to delivery
In late 2017, our President and CEO Andrea Robertson made all STARS employees aware of a plan to replace the organization's aging helicopter fleet. Earlier this... Read More...
This VIP met his crew 30 years after we flew him
Marc Issler visited our base three decades after we flew him, so we called in the retired nurse and doctor who flew with him in 1988.
STARS was less than thr... Read More...
Paralysis couldn’t stop this father-daughter dance
Daddy-daughter dances are special for most families, but there wasn’t a dry eye at graduation when Jason and his daughter Cadence took the floor.
Even though... Read More...
A little love for the STARS Emergency Link Centre
When we asked our medical team to show a little live for the STARS Emergency Link Centre, they were only too happy to oblige.... Read More...
Back in the saddle
Milt Mastad and his family were STARS supporters long before he needed our help.
And while he joked that his donations served as an insurance plan, he knows ... Read More...
Our patients rule
Not long after Cohen Hildebrand underwent a tonsil surgery, his recovery took a bad turn. When the main artery in his throat ruptured, Cohen needed to get to ho... Read More...