Last night members of Coquitlam SAR did some cross training with members of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 2 (North Vancouver). Formerly know as the Coast Guard Auxiliary, RCM-SAR Station 2 is responsible for search and rescue responses in the coastal areas of BC. Station 2 is located in the Lynwood Marina, and …
Coquitlam SAR members travel around the world, climbing in the Himalayas, Mount Logan, and competing in rope rescue competitions in Europe, and recently two of our members assisted in a rescue of a fallen climber in the Bugaboos here in BC. The Bugaboo Mountains near Golden, BC is a world renowned rock climbing destination with …
For last night’s SAR training, Coquitlam SAR invited a local hobbyist to demonstrate his Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and answer questions about their performance characteristics for the team and members of Ridge Meadows SAR. For the purposes of this article, a UAV is simply a radio controlled aircraft. The RC hobby is quite an old …
For the past 7 years a unique mountain biking race has been making an annual trip around coastal British Columbia. The BC Bike Race (BCBR) is a seven day stage race featuring some of the best single track in the world, and with over 500 racers and close to 200 support staff and volunteers is akin …
Coquitlam SAR member Robert Sell shows us what is in his SAR pack.