For immediate release Coquitlam Search and Rescue has partnered with North Guardian UAV Services Canada (North Guardian) to investigate the use of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the use of Search and Rescue in BC. The use of UAVs has increased in recent years, with the first verified location of a missing subject in Canada occurring …
We are looking for a group of dedicated, community minded individuals who are motivated to spend their time helping others. Coquitlam SAR responds to between 30 to 40 SAR incidents a year, ranging from lost hikers, children, elderly, people with dementia and developmental disabilities, injured people, boaters, 4×4 drivers, and mountain bikers among many other …
Coquitlam Search and Rescue is planning our yearly Helicopter training day with Talon Helicopters on Sunday, June 2nd 2013, and this year we’re trying something new. We’ve invited Guardian UAV Services Canada (Guardian UAV) to attend and demonstrate some of their Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and related technology. Helicopter Rescue In order to maintain a high …
Read Coquitlam SAR member Mike Coyle’s interview on being a SAR volunteer. Mike, along the other members of Coquitlam SAR and the hundreds of other Public Safety Lifeline Volunteers across British Columbia are all proud to serve. More information on National Volunteer Week
On Monday, March 19, 2012 Coquitlam Search and Rescue was recognized by Mayor Richard Stewart and the City of Coquitlam council for forty years of service. Also recognized were Dan Cook, for 35 years of service and Ian Cunnings for 30 years of service. The team was formed in 1972 after a search on Burke Mountain …