GBVSAR is fortunate to be one of the few teams in the province with an OPP certified K9 unit.

Zori is a young Belgian Malinois who once again passed the certification test for civilians on October 24 and 25, 2009. The test includes a 2km track, an area search for a "victim" in 1km square area and an article search in an area 200m x 200m.

A detailed description of the test requirements can be found at the Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Canine Team Evaluation Standards and Test Criteria.

Susan Read, Zori's handler, can be contacted at (705) 328-4999 should you be interested in more information on the K-9 unit.