All 2022 funding received from the B.C. Government has now been disbursed to ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups across the province. This is our first year to receive sustainable provincial funding and we thank the Province for its support. This...
BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) wishes to thank the public and the media for sharing and viewing our new trail safety video series which appears to have had a profound impact on the number of search and rescue deployments over the May long weekend. The...
Sidney, B.C. – With the May long weekend approaching and our historical call volume already at a record high, the BC Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) through its program, BC AdventureSmart, is delighted to officially launch a series of videos that illustrate...
Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue (CFVSAR) has been awarded the 2021 John MacGregor Memorial Award for the extraordinary effort it took to save over 200 lives during the November, 2021 atmospheric storm event that flooded much of the central Fraser valley....
Victoria – For release on March 2, 2022Today, marks Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day in British Columbia. Representatives from the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, BC Search and Rescue Association, the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) Air, Coastal...
VANCOUVER, November 19, 2021 – In response to devastating floods and the state of emergency declared in British Columbia, Rogers Communications today announced it is donating $1 million to B.C. Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) through a new multi-year...
The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA) wants to remind everyone that at no time is anyone who is lost or injured in BC’s outdoors ever charged for the cost of the search or rescue when you call 911 and with that in mind BCSARA has released...
An endowment fund has been established within the Victoria Foundation by Mr. John Horne to memorialize John MacGregor (1889-1952), VC, MC and Bar, DCM, Canada’s most decorated soldier for valour. From earnings on this fund, an annual award to be known as the John...
In July, Emergency Management BC recorded a total of 333 search and rescue (SAR) related events.
As we transition to the next stages of our new normal, lets find a new normal outdoors;
Make a difference; #knowbeforeyougo
Be prepared for emergencies.
Make smart (‘AdventureSmart’) choices
P.O. Box 2176
Sidney BC
V8L 3S6
Canada
For Emergencies, Call 911 or
1-800-461-9911 (Toll Free)
250-374-5937 (Cellphone/SAT Phone/Outside BC)
