Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue

A big thank you to Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travel Western Canada chapter for their generous donation to ALSAR!

The chapter hosts a travellers meeting in Nakusp each year, the ideal motorcycle destination.

We are thankful for their support!

📸 File photo

Our member application form is still open! If you have ever been curious about becoming a SAR volunteer, apply now!

Practice this week was a fun one!

Six of our members took out the ATV’s for a ride up to Big Sister lookout.

It was a beautiful evening, and great to get more familiar with the roads, trails and machines.

📸 Lindsay Donovan

Happy Canada Day from ALSAR! 🇨🇦

We had a great time in the parade.

ALSAR had a great time helping with the Build, Bail & Sail event hosted by Society for Nakusp Community Events yesterday.

We are very impressed with the creativity and craftsmanship of the boats that participants built with $200 or less, and in only 4 hours.

We had some good laughs, and delicious tacos from Tyler’s new taco truck!

Thank you to everyone who participated, and to our members who helped out!

Are you interested in joining Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue?

We are recruiting!

If you:

✅ Live in the Arrow Lakes area
✅ Are 19 years old or older
✅ Are willing to commit time to being part of a dedicated team of volunteer first responders
✅ Are a team player
✅ Have some experience in wilderness environments

Then fill out our recruitment form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWXStZCs4ncOaplSYrGvKOI9W6Rq9xjeZ6lWityHPUDHp4jw/viewform?usp=header

We are looking for members who value respect, peer support, and volunteer safety. Being a volunteer responder is rewarding, but it is a big time commitment. Typically, a SAR volunteer logs 200 + hours annually.

If you have questions about being on the team, send us a direct message here, or email [email protected].

Water hazards 🌊

With the Arrow Lakes reservoir continuing to fill, there are many logs and hazards in the water.

Last night during boat practice, our team came across this hazard in the water near the mouth of McDonald Creek, north of “Little Bahamas.”

Keep your eyes open on the water for hazards, and slow down in areas with debris.

Practice this week was stretcher carrying and GSAR rope skills on Pepe Trail at Mt. Abriel. Great work, team!

Big thank you to team member Eldon and his company, Arrow Park Heavy Duty Repairs for the generous donation of new hats for our team!

Non-profits helping non-profits 🤝

Thanks to the Arrow Lakes Historical Society for accepting our donation and hauling away this beautiful map table!

SAR is always modernizing, and many aspects are moving digital (including mapping). We are happy to see this table go to a good home where it will be used.