Contact us

For emergencies or concerns about a missing or overdue person, call 911. Search and rescue teams are dispatched through police, fire, or ambulance services.

Marine Emergencies
For marine emergencies please use the numbers below:

Toll free (within region) 1-800-567-5111
Phone 1-250-413-8933
Cellular #727

Mailing address

Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue
Box 3511
Courtenay, BC
V9N 5N5

Physical Address:

Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue
3001 Moray Avenue
Courtenay, BC
V9N 7S7

Our (Non-Emergency) Phone: (250) 334-3211

For media inquiries, please email info@CVGSAR.ca.

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Search and rescue in British Columbia is performed by volunteers, but it is not free to operate.

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