New book boosts funds for search and rescue teams
A popular and passionate supporter of search and rescue efforts in Saskatchewan is still giving back, over a year after his death.
Profits from a book about the late RCMP Staff Sgt. Peter Garvey will go to the Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV), which is the umbrella body for the 17 individual chapters that respond to the call across the province.
The book, Life Lessons From A Red Serge, chronicles Garvey’s career and life experiences during 30 years of service in urban and rural communities across the nation. The authors of the book, two of his sisters, Barb Porter and Linda Garvey, were inspired to write it to reflect his generous spirit, deep bond with search and rescue, his tireless work ethic and his ability to see good in all people. He died from brain cancer in June 2017 at the age of 54.
“I personally worked with Pete on a couple of search incidents,” Joel Perreault, the President of Prince Albert North Search and Rescue told paNOW. “I knew when he was in charge the incident would be managed as well as it could.”