Bay of Islands Volunteer Search and Rescue, or BOISAR, has been in service for over 35 years and is a dedicated group of approximately 40 trained personnel committed to providing quality search and rescue support to law enforcement agencies in the Bay of Islands area, and throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Based in Corner Brook, since 2010 BOISAR has participated in over 40 searches. In that time, its volunteers have contributed over 2000 hours in volunteer community services, 5000 hours in training activities, 3500 hours in fundraising activities, and over 3000 hours in search participation.