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To lift one takes the hands of many, to save a life takes the support of our entire community.

Who We Are STARS is an emergency medical service that provides transportation and critical care services to patients who might not otherwise have access to timely, vital care. We reach remote worksites and secluded rural areas, and even assist with transport to major medical centres when community hospitals don’t have the tools, equipment or expertise to handle cases of severe illness or trauma.

STARS averages 8 missions every day throughout Western , and last year we flew 884 missions in that is over 2 times a day. We respond where we’re needed most — that means vehicle collisions, medical emergencies, traumatic events, or even industrial, workplace, or agriculture related incidents.

Communities being there for the next patient We know this is a challenging time for many as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. At STARS, we remain committed to the health and safety of all our staff and allies, and of course, our patients.

At the beginning of 2020, STARS embarked on a Municipal Campaign to bring awareness to towns, villages and cities; and engage in any questions there may be. This proved to be successful as many are now supporting our mission of saving lives.

When a life is on the line, everyone has a role to play. STARS works in partnership with a chain of survival partners including first responders like 911, police/RCMP, fire, and hospital staff. We train with your crews of paramedics, nurses, and first responders to provide hands on experience and best practices. The STARS Emergency Link Center works with local response teams to bring the flying Intensive Care Unit to the critically ill and injured patients in rural and remote areas across Saskatchewan. The STARS helicopter can save precious time, and the Air Medical Crew can start working to save lives immediately on arrival.

On average we fly eight times per day across Western Canada to critically ill or injured patients, and in our last fiscal year, we carried out 884 missions in Saskatchewan alone. Since establishing operations in the province in 2012, we have flown over 7,000 missions to more than 530 communities in Saskatchewan. We have flown to Moosejaw 35 times in 2019, 38 times in 2018 and this year since April we have flown 18 missions.

How You Can Help We invite the City of Moosejaw to support STARS by donating $3,500.00 in the 2020/2021 year. This works out to approximately $100.00 per mission flown with an average of 35 missions a year to Moosejaw. This donation will go towards our Mission Ready Operations which include:

• Our aircraft are flying intensive care units, equipped with iSTAT blood analysers, portable ultrasounds, ventilators, monitors, infusion pumps and more • We carry 2 units of O-negative blood & can start transfusions on route. Unused blood is exchanged every 72 hours so it doesn’t go to • Advanced Care Paramedic and Critical Care Nurses that can administer life saving ICU medications. • Aviation tools and equipment such as night vision goggles, GPS data books, fuel • Training for our Aviation, Medical and Engineering teams.

We know you are committed to the citizens of Moosejaw and want to provide resources and support where they live, work and play. With your help STARS is there to protect those same people when the unpredictable happens. Early intervention is a

priority at STARS and has the power to dramatically change the outcome of someone’s care.

Thank you again for meeting with us and looking at this proposal. If there are any questions or if you have other suggestions please do not hesitate to call me. Look forward to speaking with you further.

TOGETHER, WE ARE ALL STARS.

Tammy Beauregard Development Officer, Major Gifts Ph: 306-227-4896 Email: [email protected]

2018/19 Missions SINCE 1985, STARS HAS FLOWN MORE THAN 40,000 MISSIONS ACROSS WESTERN CANADA.

Below are 812 STARS missions carried out during 2018/19 from our bases in Regina and .

Saskatchewan Nation 1 Albertville 1 Allan 2 2 Arborfield1 Arcola 12 Assiniboia 9 Axford 1 Aylesbury 1 1 Belle Plaine 3 Bengough 4 Bethune 4 Big River 1 1 Biggar 9 Blaine Lake 1 Broadview 15 Bruno 2 Buffalo Pound Park 1 1 Burstall 1 Calder 1 Candle Lake 1 Canora 4 1 Chamberlain 2 Chitek Lake 1 1 Climax 1 Colonsay 1 Corinne 1 Coronach 2 1 1 Craik 2 Cudworth 1 Cumberland House 2 Cupar 1 Cutbank 1 D’Arcy 2 Davidson 2 Debden 1 Delisle 1 Denholm 1 Disley 1 Duck Lake 2 Dundurn 4 Eatonia 1 1 1 Elrose 3 Elstow 1 Emma Lake 1 Englefeld 1 Esterhazy 11 24 Eston 2 Etter’s Beach 1 Fillmore 1 Findlater 1 Fishing Lake First Nation 1 Fort Qu’Appelle 20 George Gordon First Nation 1 Grandview Beach 1 Gravelbourg 6 Hafford 1 Hanley 1 Harris 2 Herbert 2 1 Humboldt 9 Indian Head 8 Ituna 1 1 Kamsack 9 Beach 1 Kelliher 1 Kelvington 10 Kenosee Lake 1 6 Kincaid 1 12 Kipling 9 Krydor 1 La Ronge 4 Lajord 1 2 Langham 1 Lanigan 4 Leader 4 Lemberg 1 Lestock 4 Liberty 1 Lily Plain 1 Little Bear Lake 1 Little Black Bear First Nation 1 Loreburn 1 Lumsden 3 MacNutt 2 Maidstone 3 Manitou Beach 1 Maple Creek 2 1 Mayfield1 Meadow Lake 15 Melfort 15 Melville 7 Milestone 1 Mistawasis First Nation 3 1 Montreal Lake Cree Nation 2 38 Moosomin 14 2 Mortlach 1 Mosquito First Nation 1 Mossbank 2 Muscowpetung First Nation 4 1 Netherhill 1 Neuanlage 2 Nipawin 20 North 34 1 2 1 Outlook 4 Oxbow 5 1 Peepeekisis First Nation 1 Pelican Lake First Nation 1 Pennant 1 Pense 2 Perdue 1 1 Pike Lake 1 Pleasantdale 1 Porcupine Plain 1 Cree Nation 1 Preeceville 1 Prelate 1 Prince Albert 35 1 Rabbit Lake 1 Radisson 1 Radville 3 Raymore 4 Redvers 4 Regina 23 1 Rosetown 12 6 Rouleau 1 First Nation 1 Shaunavon 3 Shell Lake 2 Shellbrook 32 Simpson 1 Smeaton 1 Southey 5 Speers 1 6 Springside 1 St. Brieux 2 St. Denis 2 St. Walburg 1 Stoughton 4 Strasbourg 2 Sturgeon Lake First Nation 1 2 20 Tessier 1 Theodore 1 Tisdale 12 Togo 1 Turtleford 15 Unity 6 1 Vanscoy 1 Viscount 1 Wadena 6 1 Waskesiu Lake 1 Watrous 15 1 14 White Bear 2 White City 1 Whitewood 1 Wilcox 3 Wilkie 6 Windthorst 1 Wiseton 1 Wolseley 2 Wynyard 10 30 Zelma 1

Our fiscal year runs from April through March. Missions may have been scene calls in the area closest to the listed communities. STARS EMERGENCY LINK CENTRE

31,136 EMERGENCY REQUESTS HANDLED

MORE THAN 6,000 INDUSTRY CALLS

86 AVERAGE EMERGENCY REQUESTS PER DAY

OUR FIGHT 2,969 YEARLY MISSIONS FLOWN FROM OUR BASES IN: FOR LIFE: AB 1,325 SK 884 MB 760 A YEAR IN 8 DAILY AVERAGE MISSIONS MORE THAN 45,000 REVIEW MISSIONS SINCE 1985 2019/2020 CARDIAC 18%

ENVIRONMENTAL <1%

NEUROLOGICAL 12%

OBSTETRICAL <1% FOUNDATION OTHER MEDICAL 20% 42,013 DONORS

$10M APPROXIMATE OTHER TRAUMA 18% YEARLY COST TO RUN A BASE EDUCATION THROUGH PULMONARY 11% AB SK MB SIMULATION UNKNOWN <1% 2,178 MEDICAL PERSONNEL TRAINED FUNDRAISING VEHICLE INCIDENTS 20% 773 AB 715 SK 690 MB GOV’T FUNDING