Wesbild Holdings Ltd., a developer responsible for 400 acres of development on Burke Mountain, has donated $10,000 to support Coquitlam Search and Rescue’s Mobile Command Centre project. “Coquitlam Search and Rescue is very pleased to have Wesbild as a partner in our project,” said Sandy Burpee, fundraising chair for Coquitlam SAR. “Their generous donation will allow us to upgrade the …
Search and Rescue teams throughout BC take part in wilderness education, or what we sometimes like to call “preventative SAR” and Coquitlam SAR is no exception. However, this week the team will take our SAR prevention efforts to a new level with a trail marking project that aims to increase safety, and reduce the number of lost people in …
Spring is well on it’s way and Coquitlam SAR is nearing the end of our “spring training” to be ready for the busy summer hiking season. That season had an early start with the team responding twice in the same day to Eagle Ridge to rescue four people in two separate incidents on Wednesday April 29th. …
Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education (CABE) is the School District 43 alternative high school for students not doing well in a traditional learning environment. The school offers smaller class sizes, a more personalized approach to student learning, and self-pacing with most courses set up to be completed within 2 – 3 months. Many students have experienced …
Over the years the Port Coquitlam and District Hunting and Fishing Club has proven to be a key supporter of Coquitlam SAR. “The Gun Club” as it is affectionately referred to by SAR personnel, is situated on the flank of Burke Mountain and is an ideal staging area for SAR operations on Burke or the …