Halifax Search and Rescue

It consists of a team of approximately 200 volunteers who respond 24/7 to lost person incidents, wilderness rescues, civil emergencies, and evacuations.

This event lead to the formation of Waverly Ground Search and Rescue, the first such dedicated organization in the region.

Over 90% of the team's operations are funded by the community through local fund-raising activities and a grant from HRM Fire and Emergency Services.

[4] In addition to emergency response, the organization has a significant involvement in wilderness survival training for children and adults.

[5] On September 3, 1998, the organization undertook the largest mutual aid search operation in Nova Scotia's history.

[1] On December 5, 2009, a seven-year-old non-verbal autistic boy wandered away from his Cape Breton home with his family dog in winter conditions.

Upon arriving in storm conditions on December 7, members from the Halifax team traced tracks left by Delorey's dog, and subsequently located the missing child alive but unconscious and suffering from severe hypothermia.

[7][8] On May 29, 2014, a 30-year-old mountain biker on the Spider Lake trails in Waverley, Nova Scotia failed to return from an afternoon ride.