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LADYSMITH SAR

LADYSMITH SEARCH AND RESCUE is a non-profit Society

WHAT WE DO!

Ladysmith Search And Rescue's 30 plus Ground Search and Rescue members are highly trained in back-country rescues as well as Swift Water Rescue and Rope Rescues. "Our Ground Pounders'" are on-call 24 / 7, 365 days a year,

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Ladysmith SAR Swift Water Team is a professionally trained group consisting of Swift Water Technicians and Shore Operations. We respond to incidents in inland waters, creeks lakes and rivers.

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AdventureSmart Programs

LSAR offers Adventure Smart Programs to help educate children and the public on being prepared when they head out in the back country.

LADYSMITH SAR: a part of a Great Organization

Ladysmith Search and Rescue Society (LSAR) is represented by the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association enhances the provision of ground search and rescue services in the province by bringing together all SAR professionals in BC to discuss and resolve issues, by accessing funding for training, providing occupational health and safety support, educating the general public on outdoor safety and acting as a common link to information and resources for Search and Rescue practitioners across British Columbia.email:lsar@ladysmithsearchandrescue.com

Mission and Mandate

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association was registered in 2002 as a non-profit society and enhances the provision of volunteer search and rescue services in the province by facilitating access to funding, educating the general public on outdoor safety, and providing volunteers with a common link to information and resources. The Board of Directors approved their revised purposes and bylaws in January 2007.

The BC Search and Rescue Association Directors are comprised of search and rescue volunteers from all over the province as well as agency representatives from:

1. Emergency Management BC

2. Royal Canadian Mounted Police

3. British Columbia Police Association

4. Justice Institute of BC

5. British Columbia Ambulance Service

6. Fire Chiefs’ Association of BC

Together, volunteers and agency representatives make up the Board of Directors for the BCSAR Association.

British Columbia Search and Rescue Association

P.O. Box 2176
Sidney B.C. V8L 3S6
Canada

Phone: 778-584-5882

Vancouver Island, BC contains 13 SAR teams divided by 2 Regions. Each region is represented by a BCSARA regional director.

Vancouver Island is comprised of: