Search and Rescue: North Shore
Knowledge Original series follows the heroic members of Canada's busiest volunteer search and rescue team as they help people in distress in the rugged wilderness of Vancouver's North Shore.
Description
Knowledge Original series follows the heroic members of Canada's busiest volunteer search and rescue team as they help people in distress in the rugged wilderness of Vancouver's North Shore.
A hiker is trapped on a treacherous precipice. Then, a group trek ends in a serious head injury. Mike struggles to...
A smoky summer leads to a diabetic hiker in distress. Alec and Brady struggle against daylight to extract a mountain...
A hiker's dog falls from a steep cliff, and a tip on a six-month-old cold case triggers the team to bring out the rescue...
Two young children are lost overnight, and the team reflects on what it takes for long line helicopter rescues. Later, a...
A snowboarder disappears out of bounds, and the team faces its most challenging call of the year as an avalanche drags...
Flooding drives families from their homes. There's a rush to extract a crashed mountain biker before dark, and a man...
Nearby Squamish Search and Rescue attends calls for crashed mountain bikers. A hiker fails to cross the Squamish River...
A hiker is cliffed-out overnight. A child falls on a family hike. The night-vision helicopter is called for a critical...
The team has a precedent-setting helicopter rescue as darkness falls. A number of skiers and snowboarders encounter...
A base jumper leaps from the Stawamus Chief with unfortunate results. A paraglider crashes in subzero conditions. New...
Avalanches are usually associated with skiers and snowboarders, but snowshoers are also at risk in the North Shore backcountry.
Training search dogs is an enormous undertaking. Get a glimpse back at how the first dogs on the search team came to be.
Team lead Mike Danks reflects on the loss of a past member in an accident, and the importance of supporting each other after challenging experiences.
North Shore Rescue meticulously maintains its own maps of local trails, complete with shortcuts and crucial terrain details, ensuring efficient and safe rescue operations.
A longtime couple on the team reflects on volunteering with NSR for their community.
Before GPS, rescue teams relied on good old-fashioned navigation skills to find people.
Ellie’s search dog Nan passed away, so she has spent the past few years training her new puppy Dreki to become a certified search dog.
Get to know the first and only female team leader for the North Shore Rescue organization.
Nobody’s perfect, and even rescue members screw up. At NSR, the person with the most egregious mistake of the year receives this unusual award.
NSR Volunteers speak candidly about challenging calls, mental health, making sure they and their colleagues have the supports they need.
Rescue team members answer common questions from the public about who should pay for rescues and why.
How do you balance your work and personal lives? What does it feel like on a longline? NSR volunteers answer your burning questions.
NSR is tasked with rescuing people in the great outdoors, but sometimes people have their pups with them too. Tales (or tails) of doggy rescues.
North Shore Rescue volunteers help hikers stuck on a snowy mountain with the wrong footwear.
Volunteers of North Shore Rescue reflect on why they became members decades ago, and how that spirit has inspired generations of volunteers to follow in their footsteps.
Veteran volunteer Bob is a friendly face on the Grouse Grind making sure hikers finish the day safely.
A couple faces danger when an everyday trail run results in a broken leg.
Go behind-the-scenes to see the unique challenges of filming this series, from mountaineer training to following super fit rescue volunteers through dense forests.
Director Grant Baldwin talks about the unique circumstances of filming from a helicopter, and the special camera gear used in the series thanks to famous wildlife cinematographer Jeff Turner.
One of the North Shore Rescue’s founding members, Gerry, tells a story about how quick thinking and the use of a government ferry saved a boy and his grandpa.
Volunteers are given driver training to keep their skills sharp while driving in a variety of tricky weather conditions on the North Shore.
Hypothermia is a danger even in the summer on the North Shore mountains. Dr. Alec explains how the rescue team treats hypothermic subjects.
When North Shore Rescue receives a call, volunteers never know what they’ll be in for. Kayla shows us what she packs in her bag to be prepared for everything and anything.
Volunteers attend annual Remembrance Day ceremonies and take care of any medical events to allow armed services and first responders to focus on the ceremony.
One of the volunteer’s favourite pieces of gear are multipurpose micro spikes which give traction on various terrains and conditions.
Not all volunteers are rushing off to rescues in the bush. Veteran team member and mechanic, JJ, looks after North Shore Rescue’s gear and trucks.
Team members discuss another piece of their favourite multipurpose gear – poles.
A Search and rescue team heads out to look for a lost hiker who had to spend the night on a mountain in shorts.
A volunteer shares why himself and so many dedicate their time to the search and rescue team, and that it is so much more than getting paid.
A volunteer discusses his favourite piece of gear- his puffy coat, and why he has gone through so many over the years.
A team member takes a rescued person for an emotional return back to the area they had been fortunately found in.
Grant Baldwin (director) and Ian Christie (film cinematographer) head into the woods to retrieve cameras they left running over night for some epic footage.
Founding members talk about the clothing they wore once upon-a-time on rescues before the mandated and safer gear they wear today.
Founding members reflect on the –oftentimes heavy- gear they used on rescue calls.
Kayla talks about her experience being a woman on the team, and how more and more women are starting to join North Shore Rescue.
Thu Oct 3, 7:00pm
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Giving the Time
Sat Oct 5, 3:00pm
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Giving the Time
Sat Oct 5, 6:00pm
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Giving the Time
Sun Oct 6, 12:00pm
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Giving the Time
Mon Oct 7, 6:00pm
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Giving the Time
Wed Oct 9, 11:00pm
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Giving the Time
Thu Oct 10, 7:00pm
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Mutual Aid: Working Together
Sat Oct 12, 3:00pm
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Mutual Aid: Working Together
Sat Oct 12, 6:00pm
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Sun Oct 13, 12:00pm
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Mon Oct 14, 6:00pm
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Wed Oct 16, 11:00pm
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Mutual Aid: Working Together
Thu Oct 17, 7:00pm
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Peak Season
Sat Oct 19, 3:00pm
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Peak Season
Sat Oct 19, 6:00pm
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Peak Season
Sun Oct 20, 12:00pm
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Peak Season
Mon Oct 21, 6:00pm
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Peak Season
Wed Oct 23, 11:00pm
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Peak Season
Thu Oct 24, 7:00pm
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Found and Lost
Sat Oct 26, 3:00pm
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Found and Lost
Sat Oct 26, 6:00pm
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Found and Lost
Sun Oct 27, 12:00pm
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Found and Lost
Mon Oct 28, 6:00pm
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Wed Oct 30, 11:00pm
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Thu Oct 31, 7:00pm
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