Coquitlam SAR has been called on rescues twice in the past week, leading up to the Canada Day long weekend, the busiest SAR weekend of the year. On Sunday June 23rd around 15:00, the team was called to rescue a hiker with a badly sprained ankle on the Diez Vistas trail. The team used the …
On Sunday May 19th, Coquitlam SAR members had just returned from assisting Ridge Meadows SAR in the search for a missing man in Maple Ridge, when we were paged by Coquitlam RCMP at 19:00. Three 23 year old male hikers reported themselves lost. They had been hiking on the Dilly Dally trail out of Buntzen …
In memory of Roland Webb, and to support the education of his children Abbie and Ethan, a trust fund has been established. You can donate at any TD Canada Trust to account #9900-6569004 If outside of BC, account #99000-6569004 You can also donate online at the memorial web site. A public memorial at Buntzen …
At noon on Sunday, June 12, Coquitlam Search and Rescue (Coq SAR), the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS), Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), BC Parks and BC Hydro Buntzen Lake Wardens responded to an injured hiker on the Diez Vista Trail located on the west slope of Buntzen Lake. “We first had to locate the subject …