The Coquitlam SAR Blog; team updates, press releases, announcements and search reports.
At approximately 18:20 Tuesday evening March 18th, Coquitlam SAR was requested by Coquitlam RCMP to search for two lost hikers who had reported themselves missing on or near the Swan Falls trail near Buntzen Lake. Our team regularly trains on Tuesday evenings, and eleven members were attending a first aid course at the time. SAR …
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 …
The British Columbia SAR community was shocked yesterday evening at the news that Tim Jones, veteran SAR member, team leader of North Shore Rescue, and public advocate for SAR had passed away on Mount Seymour while returning from a hike to the team cabin. The news raced through the BC SAR community, with SAR teams and …
Many Coquitlam SAR members attended SARScene last weekend, meeting with several hundred SAR volunteers, professionals, SARTechs, industry and government in Canada’s Annual SAR conference. Delegates from every province, marine, air and ground SAR units, and eminent speakers from the US, the UK and other international experts attended to exchange ideas and information on how to make …
SARScene 2013 is in Chilliwack this weekend. Hosted by the British Columbia Search and Rescue Association and the National Search and Rescue Secretariat, SARScene is the biggest search and rescue conference in Canada with national and international professional and volunteer SAR experts attending. This year Coquitlam SAR has members competing in the SAR Games, defending …