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 …
As we mentioned in a previous post, several of our members attended Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht recent seminar in Richmond, BC; “Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp” What we failed to mention is that much of Dr Giesbrecht’s seminar is available on video, which can be downloaded from his web site. You can also order the CD …
Coquitlam SAR would like to express our condolences to the family and colleagues of Sgt Janick Gilbert. Sgt. Gilbert was a Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Technicion with 424 Squadron in Trenton, Ontario. Sgt. Gilbert was part of a team of 3 SAR Techs that parachuted into a remote part of northern canada. Coquitlam SAR …
On Saturday, October 22nd, Coquitlam SAR members took part in a hypothermia workshop called “Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp” The workshop was conducted by Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht from the University of Manitoba. “Dr Popsicle” is a world leading researcher in the field of hypothermia, and is well known to Canadians for having appeared on the Rick Mercer …
Coquitlam SAR experienced a rare occurrence in Search and Rescue….two calls right after each other. On Saturday, October 15th at approximately 1545hrs, Coquitlam SAR was contacted to assist with the rescue of a injured adult male mountain biker on Burke Mountain. The injured biker was located on “Frank’s trail,” known to Coquitlam SAR members who …