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Become A Member

 

PARA Marine Search and Rescue is always looking for new people to join the organization.

All you need is a desire to help keep the people of Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby safe on the water.

Most of our volunteers are “boat crew.” For this you’ll become an official member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. We provide extensive training to make sure you are ready to handle everything we face out on the lake. If you choose, you can become one of our “emergency response crew.” These are volunteers that live close enough to our home port that they can respond to emergency calls on short notice.

What we ask of you is a commitment. It takes months to train a new boat crew member and once you are fully qualified, we ask you to be available a couple times a month during the season to put in a shift on a regular patrol. It all adds up to about 120 hours a year.

There are other ways to join PARA Marine SAR without becoming part of the on-water crew. We participate in a huge number of community events to teach water safety to children and adults. We also need people to help with fundraising, communications, event organizing, and host of other administrative roles. No matter your age, skill set, or physical ability, you are welcome to become part of our team.

Are you interested? There are two ways for you to reach out to us.

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    • Complete the form below which will be submitted to our team.

We will be in touch as quick as we can. Then we’ll arrange a meeting so you can get to know us, and we can get to know you. From there, you’ll enter our onboarding process to get you up to speed on everything we do.

Joining PARA Marine SAR is not the easiest way to volunteer in your community, but it is worth the effort. Joining us will be the most rewarding thing you do this year.

Welcome aboard.