Coquitlam SAR was invited by the New Westminster Sparks (Girl Guides of Canada) to go over the hug-a-tree educational package with the 5 and 6 year old future mountaineers and explorers. The hug-a-tree presentation included: a short video, hands-on equipment demonstration, an avalanche beacon search, and a tour of the Coquitlam 2 truck. Colouring books, whistles …
On December 13th, 2010, Coquitlam Search & Rescue was invited to present to the 4th Port Coquitlam Scouts. This presentation included a brief introduction to the Coquitlam SAR team, a talk about the equipment, 10 essentials for survival, winter avalanche safety and then some action stations where the Scouts were able to practice making knots, …
On October 22, 2010 three Coquitlam SAR members presented to the kids at Northside Church in Port Coquitlam. After a brief introduction and gear display, Coquitlam SAR presented the “Hug-a-tree” program and the “10 essentials”. If your group is interested in having us do a presentation, please contact us in writing, via email or by phone.