At 5:30 pm on Sunday February 2nd Coquitlam SAR was notified by Coquitlam RCMP of a pair of lost hikers on Eagle Ridge above Westwood plateau in Coquitlam. The team responded, staging out of Town Centre Fire Hall. Cell phone contact with the pair, brothers aged 16 and 18 years old, was very good. They …
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 …
We’re planning a winter rescue exercise on Burke Mountain this Saturday. Do you know the difference between a scenario, an exercise and a drill? A scenario is designed to simulate a real event and is carried out in “real time” An exercise is designed to test capabilities and may no include a single specific goal. A drill is …
The team recently sent one of our newer members, Jordan Wycherley, on the Canadian Avalanche Association’s Industry Training Program (ITP) Avalanche Operations Level 1: Snowmobile course in Revelstoke, BC. Jordan, a long time snowmobiler, was determined to be eligible for the CAA’s bursary program for this course because of his connections to the local community, our …