North Shore Search And Rescue

North Shore Search And Rescue Member team of OSARVA (Ontario Search And Rescue Volunteer Association) For lost or missing persons, and medical aid EMERGENCIES call 911.

Volunteer Ground Search And Rescue Team in Ontario with a catchment area ranging from Blind River to West Nipissing, Cartier to Parry Sound, including Killarney & Manitoulin Island. Please note that North Shore Search and Rescue can only be activated for a search by a police service. North Shore Search and Rescue assists Police and Emergency Services during Search and Rescue efforts. Our mandate a

lso includes assisting in off-road emergencies when traditional emergency services require specialized assistance. North Shore Search and Rescue (NSSAR) is responsible for a catchment area from Blind River to West Nipissing, and Cartier to Parry Sound, including Killarney and Manitoulin Island; an area encompassing nearly 300,000 people and some approximately 12,000 square kilometers. Upon activation by an official source, available members respond to the location requested. The team is based out of Espanola as it is the most central location, where we have our "SAR Centre" and compound to store our wide range of equipment. North Shore Search And Rescue is a member of both the Ontario Search And Rescue Volunteer Association https://osarva.ca/ and the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada https://sarvac.ca/. We assist with numerous calls for Search and Rescue operations during all four seasons, as well as providing "PSAR" (Preventative Search And Rescue) which consists of various programs from AdventureSmart https://www.adventuresmart.ca/index.php which includes the Hug A Tree And Survive program, Survive Outside, and others that educate and encourage people to “Get informed and go outdoors”! All these services are provided to the public at no cost! We believe that prevention is the key to preservation, and to teach these skills to the people we serve, in turn helps to simplify our task in a Search and Rescue emergency. North Shore Search and Rescue is a charity (892324799 RR 0001) and is dependent upon assistance from businesses, organizations and citizens to support our fundraising efforts. JOIN THE TEAM email: [email protected]

05/30/2026

We are responding to wildland fire Sudbury 2, which currently measures 54 hectares. This fire is located approximately 3.8 kilometres north of Highway 17, and 3 kilometres southeast of Agnew Lake, north of Nairn Centre. The fire is not under control. Residents in the area and travelers along Highway 17 may notice smoke.

Two CL-415 Waterbombers and a Bird Dog are conducting air attack operations, and Ontario FireRangers and local municipal firefighters are on site. Please stay clear of the area.

For the most up to date information, visit our fire map:
https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/ForestFireInformationMap/index.html?viewer=FFIM.FFIM

Please join us in welcoming four new searchers to North Shore Search And Rescue and the larger SAR family of the Ontario...
05/25/2026

Please join us in welcoming four new searchers to North Shore Search And Rescue and the larger SAR family of the Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association and Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada after they successfully qualified in Basic Search And Rescue during our BSAR weekend!👏 Currently active members also recertified!🙋 Thanks City of Greater Sudbury for allowing us to use the Lionel E. Lalonde Centre for our classroom sessions and Lake Laurentian Conservation Area for the use of your land for our field exercises!

*With special guest SAR/stars BAYSAR's newly certified BSAR Instructors! 👏

Look like something you could see your self doing? Email us [email protected]

Another Big THANKS to the Capreol Lions Club for your donation!
05/22/2026

Another Big THANKS to the Capreol Lions Club for your donation!

Big THANKS to the Espanola and Area Lions Club for your donation!
05/22/2026

Big THANKS to the Espanola and Area Lions Club for your donation!

Visit us at our open house on 02 Jun 2026 from 4:00 - 7:00PM at 385 Ricci Drive in Espanola.Or email us join@nssar.ca
05/20/2026

Visit us at our open house on 02 Jun 2026 from 4:00 - 7:00PM at 385 Ricci Drive in Espanola.

Or email us [email protected]

⛈️4:15 PM EDT Monday 18 May 2026⛈️https://weather.gc.ca/?layers=alert&center=46.489,-80.995&zoom=-1Impact Level: Moderat...
05/18/2026

⛈️4:15 PM EDT Monday 18 May 2026⛈️

https://weather.gc.ca/?layers=alert¢er=46.489,-80.995&zoom=-1

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High

At 4:15 PM EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and up to quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Location: Rickley Harbour to 50 km south of Murphy Harbour

Motion: Moving quickly to the east at 75 km/h

Hazards:
Wind: damaging (90 - 110 km/h)
Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm)

Locations in the Path:
Gore Bay
Mindemoya
Little Current
Manitowaning
Wikwemikong

Local utility outages are likely. Damage to roofs, fences, soft shelters or trees is likely.

Take immediate cover if a thunderstorm approaches. If outside, protect yourself from flying debris and hail.

Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using .

For more information: ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.

In effect for:

Espanola - Killarney

Environment Canada's weather web site provides official weather warnings, current conditions, forecasts, and weather models, for public and marine areas in Canada. Canadian weather RADAR, tropical storm tracking, lightning activity, UV index, and AQHI index values also available.

12:34 PM EDT Monday 18 May 2026Impact Level: ModerateForecast Confidence: HighConditions are favourable for the developm...
05/18/2026

12:34 PM EDT Monday 18 May 2026

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and large hail.

Hazards:
Wind gusts up to 100 km/h
Hail up to toonie size
Risk of a tornado

Timing:
This afternoon and evening

Additional information:
Thunderstorms over Lower Michigan are expected to intensify this afternoon and move eastward into the area. The main hazard will be damaging wind gusts. A tornado cannot be ruled out.

Local utility outages are possible. Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is possible.

When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year.

Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using .

For more information: ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.

Come visit us at our open house 02 Jun 2026 from 4:00 - 7:00PM at 385 Ricci Drive in Espanola.
05/16/2026

Come visit us at our open house 02 Jun 2026 from 4:00 - 7:00PM at 385 Ricci Drive in Espanola.

Address

385 Ricci Drive
Espanola, ON
P5E1G4

Telephone

TO ACTIVATE 705 869 8587

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