THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE
MIASARS is a volunteer and not-for-profit organization providing air search and rescue services to the public in the mid-island region of Vancouver Island.
We are pilots, navigators, spotters, ground homing specialists,search coordinators, electronic specialists, radio operators, and administration staff. We are trained to work as spotters on military aircraft, and to carry out searches using light aircraft and ground vehicles.
We are dedicated to providing air search support services and to the promotion of Canada’s Search and Rescue Program across Canada. Our volunteers, who receive no remuneration, are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist those in need of search and rescue.
MIASARS NEWS
Busy Week for Nanaimo
Two callout requests for assistance from two different Ground Search & Rescue units. CASARA was stood down on both Tasks before we could get airborne. The good news was that both missing persons were found [...]
Remembering
PEP Air May you all Rest in Peace! 25 years ago today, July 7, 1996, we lost an Air SAR team while they were searching for another downed aircraft. The pilot of the missing Air [...]
Air Training Exercise
An Air Training Exercise, single aircraft & crew, two flights were successfully completed after a WX postponement from Thursday. The Exercise completed 4 defined Search patterns both to the north & south of Nanaimo airport. [...]