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Prince Edward Island Ground SAR
Search and Rescue began on Prince Edward Island in 1995 with the establishment of a search and rescue team in West Prince, P.E.I.. The team was created in response to a missing person's case when trained searchers had to be brought in from out of province. Cst. Terry...
New Brunswick Ground SAR
What began as a letter published in 1983 in the Fredericton newspaper as a desire to have a trained team to respond to lost person emergencies, turned into the creation of the first New Brunswick team on December 20, 1983. Since it's initial formation, NB Ground...
Nova Scotia Ground SAR
Search and Rescue in Nova Scotia started officially in November of 1969 after a 5 day search in the Cape Breton Highlands for a father of 5, who was found alive. While he was in the hospital recovering, Cape Breton Search and Rescue was created. Since then another 23...
Newfoundland and Labrador SAR
Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s most easterly province, with Cape Spear recognized as the most easterly point in North America. The island portion of the province is the tenth largest island in the world. At 111,390 square kilometres, it rivals, in area,...
Quebec Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (AQBRS)
Quebec search and rescue volunteer Association (AQBRS) (Association Québécoise des bénévoles en recherché et Sauvetage) The Quebec search and rescue volunteer association was created in 2002. The creation of our non-profit organization was to unite the strengths of...
B.C. Search and Rescue teams ask for money after record number of missions
B.C. Search and Rescue Association says it's been a record breaking year with 952 rescues since April By The Early Edition, CBC News Posted: Oct 06, 2015 11:01 AM PT Last Updated: Oct 06, 2015 11:02 AM PT North Shore Rescue says it has responded to 115 rescues in...
Harry Blackmore named to Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
A media advisory was released on September 23, 2015, from the Newfoundland and Labrador Executive Council announcing the names of individuals to be invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. Among those named is Mr. Harry Blackmore, immediate past...
Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association
Ontario is Canada's most populous province, with roughly 40% of the country's population at approximately 13,550,900 and has a total area of 1,076,395 square kilometers. Established in 1992, the Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (OSARVA), is the...
Search and Rescue Manitoba
Search and Rescue Manitoba The Province of Manitoba has an area of 649,947 square kilometers, with an amazing 101,591 square kilometers of water surface with a population of 1,265,015 with 789,000 living in the Capital City of Winnipeg. The Search and Rescue Manitoba...
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