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The Government of Nova Scotia, with the assistance of the Emergency Measures Organization, is responsible for providing ground search and rescue services throughout the province. A general agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of the main organizations involved in ground and inland water SAR. These organizations include the EMO, the RCMP, the Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Association, and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association Nova Scotia. Under contract with the provincial Department of the Solicitor General, local police forces, including the RCMP, coordinate and assign resources as required. The EMO has an agreement to provide assistance to local police forces by providing air SAR support when required.
Receives training and support from the NSGSARA and the EMO. Teaches preventive SAR to schools and local community groups using the "Hug-a-Tree" program. Also offers a mandatory ... [Full Record] Location: Bridgetown, NS Postal Code: B0S 1C0 Phone: (902) 665-2104 Contact: Allen Hannam, Vice-president
Members are experienced in wilderness searches and shoreline rescues. Receives training and support from NSGSARA. All members receive training in first aid and basic SAR techniques. ... [Full Record] Location: Barrington, NS Postal Code: B0W 1E0 Phone: (902) 637-3262 Contact: Mike Hopkins, President
[Full Record] Location: Dartmouth, NS Postal Code: B2Y 3Z8 Phone: (902) 426-2292 Fax: (902) 426-6765 Contact: Glen Graham, A/Regional Superintendent, Rescue, Safety and Environmental Response
[Full Record] Location: Halifax, NS Postal Code: B3H 3S1 Phone: (902) 492-4004 Fax: (902) 492-9233 Email: dkells@csps.ca Contact: Dave Kells
[Full Record] Location: Halifax, NS Postal Code: B3J 3G6 Phone: (902) 425-5450 Fax: (902) 425-5606 Contact: Ike Whitehead
Receives training and support from NSGSARA. Members are trained in wilderness survival, search dog use, rappelling, and other SAR techniques. Some members receive search management ... [Full Record] Location: Sydney, NS Postal Code: B1P 6J1 Phone: (902) 562-2292 Fax: (902) 849-0942 Email: a.haley@ns.sympatico.ca Contact: Allan Haley, Search Director
[Full Record] Location: Sydney, NS Postal Code: B1L 1C8 Phone: (902) 563-6954 Fax: (902) 562-6113 Email: jennexp@cgc.ns.ca Contact: Phillip Earl Jennex, Provincial President
Members are experienced in forest and night searches. Receives training and support from NSGSARA. All members receive CPR and first aid training from St. John Ambulance. Some members ... [Full Record] Location: Salmon River, NS Postal Code: B0W 2Y0 Phone: (902) 649-2739 Contact: Fred Muise
Members are experienced in forest, shoreline, evidence, and night searches. Receives training and support from NSGSARA. All members receive training in search dog use, first aid, ... [Full Record] Location: Truro, NS Postal Code: B2N 5V2 Phone: (902) 895-9660 Contact: Ross Dargavel, First assistant search director
Receives training and support from NSGSARA. Members receive initial training in basic SAR techniques from the provincial Department of Natural Resources. Some members receive search ... [Full Record] Location: Digby, NS Postal Code: B0V 1A0 Phone: (902) 532-5391 Fax: (902) 245-6372 Contact: Irving McWhinnie, Search Director
Members are experienced in forest and night searches. Receives training and support from NSGSARA. All members receive training in night searches, search dog use, and other SAR ... [Full Record] Location: Maitland, NS Postal Code: B0N 1T0 Phone: (902) 369-2912 Fax: (902) 758-3497 Web: http://home.cnova.net/~ehgsar/EHGSAR.htm Contact: Gilbert Chandler Jr., Search Director Contact: Betty Densmore, Search Director
Members are experienced in wilderness, riverbank, and ocean-front searches. Receives training and support from NSGSARA. All members receive training in hypothermia prevention, map ... [Full Record] Location: Head of Chezzetcook, NS Postal Code: B0J 1N0 Phone: 902-827-4829 Email: rmack@accesswave.ca Contact: Tom Lays, Search Director Contact: Robert MacKinnon, President
Coordinates the use of provincial government resources in support of land, marine, and air SAR services. Determines the availability of support and acts as direct liaison between the ... [Full Record] Location: Halifax, NS Postal Code: B3J 3B7 Phone: (902) 424-5620 Fax: (902) 424-5376 Contact: Michael R. Lester, Director
Services include general fire emergency with first responder medical and defibrillation capabilities. Members are trained in search and rescue in smoke-filled and hazardous ... [Full Record] Location: Halifax, NS Postal Code: B3J 3A5 Phone: (902) 490-4238 Fax: (902) 490-5528 Email: eddym@region.halifax.ns.ca Contact: Michael E. Eddy, Deputy Commissioner/Operations
Members are trained in first aid and CPR. Some members are trained in rappelling, forest and high-angle rescue, and crowd management. Four hundred and twenty-nine sworn members.
... [Full Record] Location: Halifax, NS Postal Code: B3J 2H1 Phone: (902) 490-5068 Fax: (902) 490-5038 Contact: Bill Darnbrough, Inspector
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