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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2005-03-31, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005. First ATV-assisted search and rescue group forms A tiny hamlet in Caledon is home to Ontario’s first civilian ATV assisted search and rescue organiza tion. Its inception began with a local sports group, the Hills Riders, which is located in Palgrave. It is a quaint area surrounded by the beauty of mystic landscape of natural habitat, a rich heritage of early settlers, and is home to residents that appreciate living in rural solidarity. Hills Riders is comprised of neighbors in this tightly woven community, who own ATV machines and formed an official group in order to spend their leisure time outdoors enjoying the peaceful surroundings of the area.' It was under this premise that the inception of the Ontario ATV Search and Rescue Federation (O-ATV- SARF) came to fruition. A single missing person’s case, the disap pearance of Randy Mogridge 46, who wandered from Oaklands Regional Centre on Oct. 24 prompt ed the group to respond. “We had all read about this case and got to talk ing amongst ourselves and wanted to do something to help,’’ says John Penny team leader of O-ATV-SARF. Each of the members has collec tively been riding and perfecting the use of ATV machines for many years and decided to contact law enforcement and volunteer their assistance. ATVs are an invaluable tool that can be used in assisting with ground search and rescue oper ations. They can go into areas that are not easily accessed by foot searches alone and can cover vast areas in a short period of time. Mogridge was eventually found in a creek not far from where he went missing. This initial search had a profound effect on this group. They met with family and friends of the missing man and came to realize that there is a real need to provide this service to all residents and law enforcement agencies throughout the province of Ontario. John Penny, one of the members of the original Hills Riders Club, legally formed the Ontario ATV Search and Rescue Federation as a not for profit organization. Its mis sion is to offer trained volunteers that are utilized by law enforcement agencies in ATV assisted search and rescue operations within the province of Ontario. Members of this organization are completing their training in standard first aid and basic rescuer CPR. These courses are recognized and approved by the Heart and Stroke foundation and WSIB. Some of its members are travelling to the United States to receive additional training in ATV search and rescue proce dures. Maroun Ackkar, trainer for the group says “we are creating an envi ronment that teaches successful delivery of care to missing persons. These programs offer our member ship the confidence and tools to go on these searches fully equipped and educated as first aiders and we are the first search and rescue organiza tion to have an automatic external defibrillator (AED) for use in the field.” The group is comprised of several board members who assist the ground search teams by implement ing policies, procedures, and proto cols to allow them to deliver assis tance to law enforcement agencies that require additional support in the field. “We are forming alliances with groups outside of our own that will enable us to fulfill our promise to every community in the province, “says Penny. “We recently had a meeting with members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Field and Traffic Support Bureau to share our interest in pro viding ground support to search and rescue incidents managed by the OPP. As a result of the positive dis cussions, we will be following up our initiative with the Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association which has a Memorandum of Understanding to provide ground search assistance to the OPP. We are also working close ly with the Ontario Federation of All Terrain Vehicle clubs whose mem bership is comprised of 1000 ATV enthusiasts, who are strategically located throughout the Province. Many of these members are interest ed in volunteering their time in future ground searches.” Two hundred and forty police offi cers are currently active in full time search and rescue with the Ontario Provincial Police. They require credible groups to assist them in ground search and rescue operations for the hundreds of citizens that go missing each year. Many of them are children and the elderly especially with an aging population and Alzheimer’s being one of the key components. “It is a job that cannot be com pared to any other. 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