STARS Horizons – Page 3 – What's new, what's up, what's next at STARS

‘The strongest man I’ve ever met:’ flight nurse describes VIP Adair O’Grady

April 28, 2019

I’ve enjoyed the first day of seeding with my dad for the past 30 years. It’s one of the most exciting times on the farm. But one spring, that excitement qui... Read More...

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Connecting our Allies

April 14, 2019

How does one explain what it's like to wear the headset of an Emergency Communications Specialist who is listening to, guiding, and orchestrating any number of ... Read More...

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He’s a Skills master

November 18, 2018

Ryan Gillis is one of our Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. He's also a Team Canada Expert in the international WorldSkills competition—he represented Canada in A... Read More...

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She became a paramedic after being flown by STARS

October 28, 2018

The first time Jessi Fredin was in a car crash, one of her friends passed away and the other was carried by STARS. That was Grade 9. Just three years later, ... Read More...

Our Patients

Ultrasound Made All the Difference

October 24, 2018

“I am only alive today because of STARS." - Ron Diller, STARS VIP In the spring issue of Horizons, we told you about a man whose life was saved thanks to the t... Read More...

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The Right Tool Can Save a Life

October 24, 2018

At the end of a particularly hot summer, a farmer and his employee were using a grain auger to harvest the last of the season’s bounty when the machine jammed. ... Read More...

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Young Patient Bounces Back – VIP Shaylee Belke

October 24, 2018

Sometimes a medical emergency isn’t caused by a collision or traumatic incident, but by simply standing in the wrong place at the wrong time. Shaylee Belke was... Read More...

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SAME MISSION. NEW FLEET.

October 24, 2018

Building a new fleet of life-saving helicopters doesn’t happen overnight – just ask Scott Young. “We like to say fleet renewal happens in decades, not months o... Read More...

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LONG WEEKEND LOG – 49 Missions in 3 days

October 24, 2018

Nothing exemplifies the complexities of STARS’ missions like a long weekend. With so many people enjoying the last hurrah of summer in the mountains, across the... Read More...

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Farm boss, STARS boss swap spots

October 21, 2018

When STARS provincial director (Manitoba) Grant Therrien and Colin Penner of Pennmann Farms agreed to step into each other's shoes for a day, they discovered th... Read More...

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