Last weekend, SAR member and Surrey Fire Rescue member Kevin Ristau competed on a team including members from Metro Vancouver in the Group de Recconnaissance Interventione Millieux Perilleux (GRIMP Day) international rope rescue competition, placing 20th of 34 entries. Congratulations to Kevin and the team for their hard work! In Kevin’s words It has taken me …
On May 4, 2013, a group of five Coquitlam Search and Rescue members will be riding in Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation’s Wheel 2 Heal. Wheel 2 Heal is a bicycle ride that raises money for the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation. Riders have a choice of courses to suit their fitness, challenge level and mood and …
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 …
It is with great sadness that we received the news that our long time friend, brother, and teammate Roland Webb was killed in a pedestrian accident in Anmore on January 17. We knew Rollie first and foremost in his role as a valuable member of our SAR team, and a very active member of the …
Next week Coquitlam SAR is going to launch a new initiative. We’re going to be tweeting all of the team’s training events under the hashtag #CoqSARTraining and you can follow along as team members take part in all of the various non-operational but essential training we do as a team. For example, in the months …