In an organization that is filled with volunteers giving hundreds of selfless hours, and each putting their life on the line for others, it is sometimes hard to pull any one member from the crowd and recognize them. In the case of North Shore Rescue, the Chancellery of Honours, as part of the office of […]
CONTINUE READINGA lone male hiker in his 50’s started a day hike from Cleveland Dam with a destination of the the Cypress Bowl Lookout. After 5 hours on trail he got turned around very close to the Lookout. He called NV RCMP who pinged his phoned and relayed his coordinates to NSR. NSR Search and Rescue Managers were able […]
CONTINUE READINGI thought I would share this very complimentary editorial cartoon from today’s Vancouver Sun by Graham Harrop. Although we don’t do what we do for awards or recognition, it is nice to be reminded that we have this level of support in the community! The cartoon can also be located in the editorial section (D3), […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Friday January 11, NSR was tasked by West Vancouver Police (WVPD) to perform a open grid search for evidence relating to a missing persons file. The search area was limited to an area at the top of the British Properties. NSR deployed 10 personnel into the area and performed an open grid search of […]
CONTINUE READINGYesterday, North Shore Rescue responded to a medical rescue thought to be somewhere near the peak of Hollyburn Mountain. The call came in for a snowshoer who had fallen a substantial distance while traveling through the area. It was later determined that the group of 4 snowshoers had become disoriented due to poor visibility and […]
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