North Shore Search and Rescue is a not-for- profit

charitable organization incorporated in 1993.

We are the collective efforts of volunteers

from all walks of life,

who bring together their talents to

provide help to those who

are in need in a search or rescue emergency.

North Shore Search and Rescue (NSSAR)

is responsible for a catchment area from Blind River

to North Bay, and Cartier to Parry Sound,

including Killarney and

Manitoulin Island and area encompassing

nearly 300,000 people and some

12,000 square miles.

NSSAR assists the authorities in Search and Rescue operations. Our mandate is to assist during off-road emergencies when traditional

emergency services require specialized assistance or immediate access to a large number of specially-trained volunteers. We have a membership of

150 volunteers who are continually building their knowledge and talent to aid in Search and Rescue emergencies.

As our reputation has grown, so has the demand for our services, from a lost individual in the woods near Chapleau one week, to a family flooded into their cottage on the Manitoulin Island the following week. We assist

with numerous calls for Search and Rescue during all four seasons of the year.

NSSAR is dependent upon assistance from businesses, organizations and citizens to support our fundraising efforts. As such, we strongly believe that

it is our duty to give something back to the community in return.

We offer Map & Compass and GPS courses for interested people of all ages.  In 1997, the RCMP provided us with a Hug-a-Tree & Survive program to teach children and

young adults what to do should they become lost.  Hug-a-Tree & Survive has since evolved to the expanded “Adventure Smart” program to include not only the original

concepts, but also avalanche and winter survival.

All these services are provided to the public at no cost. We believe that prevention is

the key to preservation, and to teach these skills to the people we serve, in turn helps to simplify our task in a Search and Rescue emergency. We also offer first aid/CPR courses to the general public upon request.