by Scott Ballhorn | Dec 21, 2019
As always, the range of our call outs are wide and varied over Vancouver island and it’s inlets and surrounding islands. Earlier this year one of our members provided mutual aid and was part of the command team at a call in Merrit. Many of our calls were for mutual...
by Grant Cromer | Jan 4, 2018
2017 was a busy year for Campbell River Search & Rescue; we logged 52 operational calls for service. We had 44 in 2016 so that’s an 18% increase in call volume for the year, which is pretty typical of the stats we are seeing all over the province. Almost every SAR...
by Scott Ballhorn | Dec 12, 2017
Campbell River Search and Rescue (CRSAR), with the support of North Island Communications, (NIComm) has been on an aggressive campaign to improve its communication networks. In years gone by, if Search and Rescue crews were on their way up Island to Port Alice, or...
by Grant Cromer | Aug 8, 2017
Campbell River Search & Rescue was activated on Monday Aug. 7th to perform a Class D long line rescue near Della Falls. At 12:15 we received a call from Alberni Valley Rescue squad to assist in the rescue of a member of a large hiking party who had become injured...
by Tyler Abbott | Aug 6, 2017
Campbell River Search & Rescue responded to support Westcoast Inland Search & Rescue and assist a lone hiker on Pogo Mountain, between Port Alberni & Ucluelet. Three members from CRSAR responded on board WestCoast Helicopters early Sunday morning. They...
by Tim Strange | Jul 31, 2017
Campbell River Search & Rescue (CRSAR) responded to two separate incidents on Sunday, July 30. The first call was a request from the Emergency Co-ordination Centre (ECC) in Victoria for assistance to help Naniamo Search & Rescue look for an elderly gentleman...