A separate volunteer group, the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team, is already in the Turkish quake zone.
Justin Mulcahy, spokesman for Vancouver’s Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team, says “there has been no official request” from Ottawa to deploy the team.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
The minister says she can’t presume to know what conversations Global Affairs Canada is having with partners as she waits on a federal response.
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