by Tim Fairbank | Jun 26, 2017
Early this year, Campbell River Search and Rescue (CRSAR) knew they were in for a busy weekend. Volunteers were requested for 4 different events: Kusam Klimb On Saturday, CRSAR members were operating checkpoints along the route of the Kusam Klimb. This is an annual...
by Tim Fairbank | May 15, 2016
At 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning an automated dispatch service telephoned all 60 phone numbers where Campbell River Search and Rescue`s members can be reached. “A 74 year old male has been reported overdue from an afternoon fishing trip to Amor Lake. Please meet at...
by Tim Fairbank | Dec 20, 2015
Campbell River Search and Rescue would like to thank Campbell River and the North Island community for all their support during the last year. It is truly rewarding for our members not just when we complete a task, having brought home an injured or lost hiker, but to...
by Tim Fairbank | Oct 25, 2015
On Sunday, Oct. 25, Campbell River Search and Rescue search managers received a request from Campbell River RCMP through the Emergency Co-ordination Center in Victoria, to assist an injured hiker in the vicinity of Little Jim Lake in Strathcona Park. A SPOT locator...
by Tim Fairbank | Jul 25, 2015
On Saturday the 25th of July, Campbell River Search and Rescue (CRSAR) will be staging a large training exercise in the vicinity of Elk Falls and the new suspension bridge. Members will be lowered to the bottom of the canyon, some 60 metres below the bridge, and will...
