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Bimaajitoon Search & Rescue

Ground based search & rescue team serving the Parry Sound District. Team comprised of volunteers in partnership with local emergency services and OPP.

06/01/2026

This past Saturday our Project Lifesaver division met for a Electronic Search Specialist course. Two members completed the course, led by our own ESS instructors. Following the testing in the morning, they spent the afternoon in Killbear Provincial Park running through some mock exercises locating Project Lifesaver clients. A team deployed in our rescue vehicle until they picked up a signal. Then headed out on foot to pin point the location. Great work from the members out there!

Huge thanks to our friends at Killbear Provincial Park for having us out! A great park to enjoy the beautiful area!

05/29/2026

Our Project Lifesaver division will be training in Killbear Provincial Park tomorrow afternoon. Our Electronic Search Specialists (ESS) are practicing with our equipment around the various campgrounds. Although Squad 1, our response vehicle, may be seen throughout the park there is no active incident or concern for the public. There is no impact to campers using and enjoying the park.

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05/28/2026

We’re excited to attend Parry Sound Public School Spring Carnival alongside other community organizations, taking place tonight from 5pm-7pm. Members will be there showing off some equipment and sharing more about the team, hope to see you there!

05/27/2026

Yesterday some of our team were invited on board the Cambrian, a Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) vessel out of Parry Sound, to observe a marine search and rescue exercise. Multiple marine and air assets from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (424 Squadron from CFB Trenton) worked together through a scenario involving missing hunters in the Arctic region.

Many thanks to the CCG and CCGA for having us out to watch how they operate. This was a great chance for our members to see other types of communication and handling of SAR operations

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05/25/2026

Yesterday our members completed their May training session out at Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre. Teams learned about Lost Person Behaviour and different traits exhibited by different lost subject profiles.

The second portion brought us outside for a GPS navigation exercise. Members hiked to a series of coordinates and completed tasks at each point. The day was finished off by a grid search exercise tracking members routes and plotting them on our mapping programs. Another great training complete!

Many thanks to GNOAC for use of the facility!

05/22/2026

May monthly training session will bring us out to Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre this Sunday. Our teams will be practicing navigation using GPS. There will be an increased presence of searchers in the area of the trails, but use of the facility will not be impacted.

05/19/2026

Our Mule litter is one of our newer pieces of equipment. This is a single wheeled system designed to carry a basket where a patient/subject can lay or be packaged for transport out of an area deemed less accessible. This can accommodate our existing SKED systems and can be adjusted to suit the terrain or amount of members.

We purchased to Mule litter to enhance the safety of our team members and the subjects while carrying. This can also be used to carry gear out when teams deploy.

05/13/2026

Our Electronic Search Specialists from our Project Lifesaver Division are pictured here tracking a signal and relaying that to search teams. Once a strong signal is found, the member can take a bearing and provide that to others teams in an effort to pin point the subject’s position.

05/11/2026

Last Friday, we partnered with Georgian Bay Biosphere - GBB to share some techniques for navigating and mitigating issues that may come up while out on their field work. They ran through basic compass use, taking and using a bearing, and finished off with a challenge of starting a fire to boil water.

We are very happy to have partnered with their organization to deliver joint training beneficial to our members. We are grateful to partner with local community organizations to share what we love about the outdoors

05/06/2026

How can you support your local search and rescue team?

Our team is a not-for-profit organization that relies on fundraising and donations to support operations and advancing our capabilities. Donations go directly back into things like:

- funding new services or initiatives
- covering insurance costs
- fuel and maintenance costs for our vehicle
- team safety gear

You don’t have to wait for a fundraiser to support the team. Consider making a donation anytime. For more information, contact us by email or message.

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