The Northwestern Ontario Air Search And Rescue Association (NOASARA) provides the citizens of Northwestern Ontario with a professionally trained volunteer group who conduct aerial searches for downed aircraft, missing / in-distress watercraft, and missing / lost persons, on a quick response basis.

Our mission is to train and maintain a group of local volunteer aircraft owners, pilots, navigators, spotters, and ground crew to provide both initial response and secondary search-support to the Canadian Armed Forces and police forces for aerial searches in Northwestern Ontario.