This last Thursday and Friday, within a 24 hour period, and despite Canadian Avalanche Center (CAC) messaging that the avalanche danger is high on the North Shore, NSR responded to two incidents of lost/stranded skiers out-of-bounds. On the Thursday evening call, two members responded to assist the Cypress Ski Patrol in accessing and evacuating one [...]
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 [...]
Recently while browsing YouTube, I started to find lots of older news footage of North Shore Rescue during search and rescue operations. Watching these videos really highlighted the dedication and strong sense of community this team has shown over the many years it has served the South Coast. It also really shows how the dedication [...]
This morning, North Shore Rescue (NSR) was requested by the RCMP to respond to two stranded climbers on the Needles in Lynn Headwaters regional park. A NSR manager interviewed the climbing pair and determined an approximate location of the subjects. Subsequently, a three man Helicopter External Transport (HETS) team was deployed to locate and extract [...]
On Sunday August 19th, North Shore Rescue (NSR) was requested to respond to a male patient having a seizure at Third Debris Chute. This location is approximately 4 km up the Lynn Loop trail in Lynn Headwaters. Upon receiving the call, 2 members headed into the site with the assistance of Metro Vancouver staff and [...]
The following is the North Shore Outlook article on the legacy funding initiative being undertaken by NSR. North Shore Outlook Article: The changing role of the North Shore’s all-volunteer mountain rescue team is taking a toll on its members, says North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones. And that, coupled with a particularly grueling season in [...]
To contact the team for a search and rescue emergency call 9-1-1 and ask for the police.
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North Shore Rescue Team Society
147 East 14 th Street
North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2N4
