Western Zone

2021 marks the 45th anniversary of Annapolis County Ground Search and Rescue (ACGSAR). This volunteer run operation has attended countless searches for lost persons over the past 45 years. ACGSAR also assists the RCMP and municipal police forces on evidence searches, urban and rural searches. ACGSAR operates Project Lifesaver which provides equipment for tracking individuals who are prone to wander such as people with Autism or Alzheimer’s. Members also visit schools and administer the “Hug-a-Tree” program, which teaches children what to do if they get lost.

The Digby Ground Search and Rescue was incorporated in 1973. We are located at 1304 Bloomfield Road Digby county. Our Business meetings are on the first Thursday of each month. We train on the other 3 Thursdays of the month and occasionally also on the weekends or evenings.

Phone contacts are as follows:
Larry or Sheila at 902-837-7228
Stewart Macdonald at 902-255-2840
Alice Amero at 902-837-7310
Wayne Peterson at 902-245-4323

Valley Search and Rescue serves the citizens and visitors of the County of Kings. We have a proud heritage as one of the first Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) teams in the province, incorporated in 1971. We pride ourselves on being innovative leaders in Search and Rescue in Nova Scotia, and have marked milestones such as bringing Project Lifesaver to Nova Scotia, and then subsequently training members of all 23 teams in the province to be Electronic Search Specialists for the program.

The mandate of Clare Ground Search & Rescue is to locate and rescue lost or missing persons in the municipality of Clare and return them to safety. To assist other like minded organizations in the performance of search and rescue for lost / missing people.

Spearheaded by RCMP officer Constable Giles Duguay, founding members of the Clare Search and Rescue Association included Fred Belliveau, Roland Comeau, Donald Saulnier, Alain Comeau, Melburne Muise with about 80 members. CGSAR was founded on 4 December 1984.

West Hants Ground Search and Rescue is a small, but vibrant rural team located in Mount Denson, Hants County, Nova Scotia. The team has been in existence since 1977 and has a good mix of long serving members and new recruits, with members coming from a variety of backgrounds. New members are always welcome, and while experience is nice, we will gladly work with new members to improve their skills and knowledge. The team has been active in searches for both its local Search and Rescue zone as well as providing mutual aid for searches across the province as needed.