No emergency, folks.
STARS landed in Cochrane this to bring five Calgary CEOs leaders together to participate in Rescue in the Rockies.
Each has to complete a series of challenges to raise enough money to secure their "rescue" flight home.
They are required to raise a minimum of $50,000 each and likely the total will exceed the half-million dollar target.
Among the participants is Steve Glanville, CEO of STEP Energy Services.
"When we started the company in 2011, it was a charity of choice for us, and we've been donating ever since," says Glanville.
"For the last five years, they've been twisting my arm to go to this Rescue in the Rockies and I've denied it, but I couldn't refuse this time. I'm thrilled to be here."
STARS pilot Chris Bergren flew them to Cochrane today, a destination kept secret until they landed.
"We can't do our jobs without the public and the CEOs are raising a lot of money today so without them we'd be shutdown essentially."
STARS, which stands for Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service, flies over 1,000 missions annually from their bases in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. On average, they fly 2 1/2 missions a day, a number that fluctuates from year-to-year. That includes responding to emergencies in the Cochrane area.
They have a fleet of 10 helicopters to respond to emergencies in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
