Comox Valley Ground SAR struggling to find a new home amid rising land costs
Posted: May 29, 2023 5:37PMComox Valley Ground Search and Rescue is typically the busiest SAR group on Vancouver Island, but its home of 25 years on Moray Avenue in Courtenay is getting too expensive to keep renting.
CVGSAR is anticipating a rent increase on July 1 of roughly 15 per cent. So when most of its provincial funding goes to rent, a lot of fundraising is required to keep the rest of the operation going.“We are the only search and rescue team on Vancouver Island that is not housed on public land,” Berry added.
The Comox Valley Regional District says it’s been unable to come up with any land for the team but has committed $100,000 a year for the next five years to help construct a new building on top of additional grants of $50,000.
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