Parks Canada - Manitoba North National Historic Sites and Wapusk National Park
P.O. Box 127 Churchill MB R0B 0E0

Responsible SAR service in the park. The Resource Conservation Function personnel receive training in the following areas: emergency first aid, wilderness first aid, water rescue, wilderness survival, horsemanship, hasty team, search management and orienteering/GPS navigation. Mutual aid agreements with Onanole, Dauphin and Erikson Fired Departments to share resources and expertise when responding to emergencies. Resources include: 15 horses, several all-terrain vehicles with a rescue wagon, snowmobiles with a rescue toboggan and 14 pick-up trucks. A helicopter may be available within an hour. Approximately 20 Park Wardens and Resource Conservation Function staff with SAR capabilities.

Record last modified: 2006-04-12