BC Ambulance Service paramedics, Emergency Medical Call-Takers, Emergency Medical Dispatchers and support staff are proud and active members of their communities, devoting countless volunteer service hours to events and initiatives in their area. View the event calendar below to see the dates and times of events planned in your community.
January
- Vital Link Award, January 12, 2012, Sechelt, B.C.
February
- Anti-Bullying Day: Province-wide (February 27)
- Vancouver Vital Link Awards
March
- No events scheduled
April
- National Public Safety Telecommunications Week: Province-wide (second week of April)
- Jeans for Jeans Day: Province-wide (April 24)
- National Day of Mourning (April 28)
- Annual BCAS Paramedic Hockey Tournament: Province-wide
- 911 Awards: Richmond
May
- Emergency Preparedness Week: Province-wide (first week of May)
- Emergency Medical Services Week: Province-wide (May 18-24)
- Rallye Rejviz International Medical Rescue Competition (Czech Republic)
- Pitch in Canada: Province-wide
- National Awareness of Occupational Saftey and Health Week: Province-wide
- MS Society Campaigns Province-wide
- Jimmy Ng Street Hockey Tournament: Richmond
- Multi-cultural Festival: Richmond
June
- Bike to Work Week: Province-wide (dates vary across the province)
- P.A.R.T.Y Program Events: Province-wide
- Boundary Bay Airshow: Boundary bay
July
- Paramedic Appreciation Week: Province-wide (July 1-7)
- Cops for Cancer Tours: Province-wide
- Run for the Cure: Vancouver
- Prostate Cancer - Ride for Dad: Vancouver
- Kayak for a Cure: Victoria
- Ride to Survive: Northern BC
August
- North American Indigenous Games (August 3-10)
- Blood Bank Drives: Province-wide
- Abbotsford Airshow: Abbotsford
September
- 9/11 Memorial Ride: Vancouver (September 11)
- 9/11 Events: (September 11)
October
- Long Service Awards: Victoria
- Palmerston Pumpkinfest: Vancouver
November
- CPR Month: Province-wide (all month)
- National Diabetes month activities: Province-wide (all month)
- Fall Prevention Week: Province-wide (November 5 -11)
- Exemplary Service Awards: Province-wide
- Vancouver Vital Link Awards: Vancouver
- Safety Fairs: Province-wide
- Paramedic Games: Interior
December
- Christmas Food Drives: Province-wide
- Truck Light Parade: Vancouver Island
- Food for Life: Northern BC
- Socks in the City: Lower Mainland
- Backpack Drive: Lower Mainland
