
Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan said on social media late this morning that they were on the scene of a collision on Highway 6 south of Regina. They said a truck was trying to pass another vehicle and lost control, taking them both into the ditch. The truck rolled over, trapping the driver. Volunteer firefighters who […]
A Regina-based team of STARS air ambulance staff won a big award at the Association of Air Medical Services’ simulation competition in Tampa recently. Nurse Kevin Easton and paramedic Chris Fay were the only team in Canada, but were tops out of nine teams who performed in front of a panel of judges and a live audience at the event. […]
As of April 30, 2022, STARS Ambulance has been operating at its Regina base for ten years. Since 2012, STARS has carried out 9,288 missions and 1,725 of those missions were carried out between 2021 and 2022. Today, STARS Ambulance and its Crown investors, which are Crowns Investments Corporation (CIC), SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SGI, and Sasktel, […]
Details are few at this point, but STARS, and multiple area emergency services were called last night to Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. STARS tweeted on social media that they were dispatched to the Sun Valley area at 5:47 p.m. Friday. There is no official word as to what happened, but we will let you know […]
Moose Jaw Police, Fire and EMS were called to the scene of an accident at the intersection of 9th Ave SW and Coteau St. W last night. A cyclist had to be transported to Regina by STARS with serious life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck was not injured. The cause of the collision is […]
STARS Air Ambulance raised over $427,000 at their annual “Rescue on the Prairies” fundraiser. The fundraiser entailed four business leaders being stranded in a remote location outside Regina, with the individuals needing to raise $50,000 to secure their “rescue” and return to civilization. Each person, and a STARS crew partner participated in a series of […]
Safety travel on rural roads is the focus of SGI’s August Traffic Safety Spotlight, and to help kick off the event, SGI and STARS hosted a live demonstration of a STARS helicopter landing and taking off from a rural area east of Regina this morning. There are more than 3,000 collisions on rural roads each, […]
It entered service in Saskatchewan weeks ago, but STARS Air Ambulance’s newest helicopter received an official Saskatchewan welcome on Tuesday afternoon at their Regina base. The Airbus H145 is the second of its kind in the province and is an updated version of their BK117 and AW139 helicopters, which have flown tens of thousands of […]